Last updated 2pm 18 March 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 17 March 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1447032 19420 435
Male 1163938 19099 686
Unknown 2700 13 0
Total 2613670 38532 1121

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 224142 4202 75
10 to 19 328257 1139 27
20 to 29 429973 2135 25
30 to 39 442911 2560 65
40 to 49 376273 2600 114
50 to 59 333013 3756 168
60 to 69 246424 5213 253
70+ 232628 16927 394
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2613670 38532 1121

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 378740 6225 235
Pacific Peoples 201566 4198 147
Asian 374444 3768 95
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44659 637 9
European or Other 1597708 23610 629
Unknown 16553 94 6
Total 2613670 38532 1121

* The prioritised ethnicity classification system is used in this table and below. This means each person is allocated to a single ethnic group, based on the ethnic groups they identify with. Where people identify with more than one group, they are assigned in this order of priority: Māori, Pacific Peoples, Asian, and European or Other. So, if a person identifies as being Māori and New Zealand European, the person is counted as Māori. See Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.

The data categorized by ethnicity come from National Health Index (NHI) data collection, linked to data held in the EpiSurv database.

Case demographics - all COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity

  Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 378740 1,215,473
Pacific Peoples 201566 953,046
Asian 374444 1,334,817
European or Other 1642367 4,295,862
Unknown 16553 375,152
Total 2613670 8,174,350

Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.

Cases by ethnicity

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Cases of COVID-19 by ethnicity

Ethnicity Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases since first case Percentage of all cases
Māori 516 377880 344 378740 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 226 201140 200 201566 7.7%
Asian 509 373778 157 374444 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 68 44573 18 44659 1.7%
European or Other 3330 1591204 3174 1597708 61.1%
Unknown 17 16527 9 16553 0.6%
Total 4666 2605102 3902 2613670 100%

COVID-19 by age and sex

Cases by age

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COVID-19 cases by age group

Age group Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
0 to 9 138 223994 10 224142 8.6%
10 to 19 254 328000 3 328257 12.6%
20 to 29 499 429462 12 429973 16.5%
30 to 39 673 442215 23 442911 16.9%
40 to 49 710 375512 51 376273 14.4%
50 to 59 748 332141 124 333013 12.7%
60 to 69 737 245383 304 246424 9.4%
70 to 79 567 148041 786 149394 5.7%
80 to 89 272 64740 1460 66472 2.5%
90+ 68 15565 1129 16762 0.6%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 4666 2605102 3902 2613670 100%

Cases by sex

Total cases of COVID-19 by sex

Sex Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
Female 2926 1442285 1821 1447032 55%
Male 1729 1160136 2073 1163938 45%
Unknown 11 2681 8 2700 0%
Total 4666 2605102 3902 2613670 100%

Details of COVID-19 deaths

All deaths where someone has died within 28 days of being reported as having a positive test result for COVID-19 are now reported. This approach is in-line with that taken by other countries — such as the United Kingdom — and it ensures that all cases of COVID-19 who die are formally recorded to help provide an accurate assessment of the impact of COVID-19.

In many instances, further investigation will provide more information about the contribution of COVID-19 to their death.

This contribution can range from death not related, for instance someone with COVID-19 who dies in a car accident; to COVID-19 being a contributing cause, for example when someone dies with an existing health condition combined with COVID-19; and to COVID-19 being recorded as the cause of death.

Deaths that are still being investigated are reported as still to be classified.

Age and ethnicity of deaths within 28 days of being reported as a case

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 145 60 38 234 479
60 to 69 118 54 15 305 498
70 to 79 144 79 56 905 1187
80 to 89 121 90 91 1760 2063
90+ 41 27 36 1341 1447
Total 569 310 236 4545 5674

Age and ethnicity of deaths where COVID-19 is officially coded as the underlying cause

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 35 18 13 32 98
60 to 69 37 23 8 92 161
70 to 79 54 24 23 361 464
80 to 89 51 36 43 804 934
90+ 22 17 16 733 790
Total 199 118 103 2022 2447

Details of past cases

We publish details about every person with COVID-19 (confirmed or probable) in a downloadable spreadsheet. For privacy reasons, this data only includes:

  • Date potential case was notified
  • Sex of case
  • Age group of case
  • District where the case lives - listed as "Managed isolation & quarantine" for border cases
  • If the case is related to overseas travel

This data covers all cases from 26 February 2020 to 18 March 2024 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

Researchers can request detailed data on COVID-19 in New Zealand by sending an email to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 Response and Coordination team - COVID-19Response@health.govt.nz.

Please note that all data and statistics relating to COVID-19 vaccinations are available on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. This page is updated weekly at 1pm on Wednesday.

https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/our-health-system/data-and-statistics/covid-vaccine-data/