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Last updated 2pm 13 May 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 12 May 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1461996 19865 445
Male 1173321 19670 703
Unknown 2731 12 0
Total 2638048 39547 1144

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 225077 4321 81
10 to 19 329405 1144 26
20 to 29 432239 2139 27
30 to 39 446090 2586 68
40 to 49 379487 2653 115
50 to 59 336916 3828 169
60 to 69 250495 5337 256
70+ 238290 17539 405
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2638048 39547 1147

 

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 381524 6372 238
Pacific Peoples 202703 4273 152
Asian 376997 3823 91
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44934 643 9
European or Other 1615271 24340 650
Unknown 16619 96 7
Total 2638048 39547 1147

* 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 381524 1,225,709
Pacific Peoples 202703 958,705
Asian 376997 1,340,929
European or Other 1660205 4,318,923
Unknown 16619 372,047
Total 2638048 8,216,313

 

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 385 380786 353 381524 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 165 202336 202 202703 7.7%
Asian 379 376459 159 376997 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 47 44869 18 44934 1.7%
European or Other 2357 1609649 3265 1615271 61.2%
Unknown 8 16600 11 16619 0.6%
Total 3341 2630699 4008 2638048 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 9 183 224882 12 225077 8.5%
10 to 19 208 329194 3 329405 12.5%
20 to 29 314 431912 13 432239 16.4%
30 to 39 420 445646 24 446090 16.9%
40 to 49 492 378944 51 379487 14.4%
50 to 59 487 336303 126 336916 12.8%
60 to 69 477 249707 311 250495 9.5%
70 to 79 452 151342 811 152605 5.8%
80 to 89 251 66603 1492 68346 2.6%
90+ 57 16117 1165 17339 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 3341 2630699 4008 2638048 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 2092 1458032 1872 1461996 55%
Male 1245 1169948 2128 1173321 44%
Unknown 4 2719 8 2731 0%
Total 3341 2630699 4008 2638048 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 59 148 60 42 243 495
60 to 69 119 56 16 315 512
70 to 79 148 81 57 934 1223
80 to 89 126 93 92 1808 2121
90+ 41 28 36 1382 1489
Total 582 318 243 4682 5840

 

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 17 13 34 99
60 to 69 37 23 8 92 161
70 to 79 59 24 24 374 483
80 to 89 51 36 43 827 957
90+ 22 17 16 755 812
Total 204 117 104 2082 2512

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 13 May 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/