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The Ministry of Health now publishes weekly summary reports of COVID-19 data for Māori and Pacific Peoples.
The reports include summaries of cases identified as whānau Māori and as Pacific ethnicities from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand until the present.
The summary reports include data on COVID-19 deaths, hospitalisations, PCR testing rates and vaccination coverage, nationally and by DHB region.
The latest summary of cases identified as whānau Māori (26 February 2020 – 3 April 2022):
- Cases who identified as Māori decreased to 18,283 in the last week, down from the 23,050 the previous week
- The proportion of cases identified as Māori slightly reduced to 20.5%
- 30 fewer whānau Māori cases were admitted to hospital in this week: 210 down from 240 the previous week
- 24 further cases identified as Māori passed away over the week, 15 more whānau than last week
The full summaries are available: COVID-19 data about Māori and Pacific Peoples | Ministry of Health NZ
