Last updated 2pm 25 March 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 24 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 1449485 19461 437
Male 1165520 19156 687
Unknown 2707 14 0
Total 2617712 38631 1124

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 224285 4217 75
10 to 19 328476 1144 27
20 to 29 430355 2126 26
30 to 39 443466 2569 66
40 to 49 376822 2604 113
50 to 59 333668 3773 169
60 to 69 247104 5226 255
70+ 233487 16972 393
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2617712 38631 1124

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 379174 6243 236
Pacific Peoples 201751 4205 147
Asian 374866 3768 93
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44710 641 9
European or Other 1600644 23680 633
Unknown 16567 94 6
Total 2617712 38631 1124

* 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 379174 1,216,728
Pacific Peoples 201751 953,820
Asian 374866 1,335,394
European or Other 1645354 4,298,325
Unknown 16567 375,101
Total 2617712 8,179,368

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 434 378394 346 379174 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 183 201368 200 201751 7.7%
Asian 422 374287 157 374866 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 51 44641 18 44710 1.7%
European or Other 2937 1594521 3186 1600644 61.1%
Unknown 14 16544 9 16567 0.6%
Total 4041 2609755 3916 2617712 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 9 143 224132 10 224285 8.6%
10 to 19 219 328254 3 328476 12.5%
20 to 29 382 429961 12 430355 16.4%
30 to 39 555 442888 23 443466 16.9%
40 to 49 549 376222 51 376822 14.4%
50 to 59 654 332890 124 333668 12.7%
60 to 69 680 246119 305 247104 9.4%
70 to 79 528 148604 790 149922 5.7%
80 to 89 249 65008 1464 66721 2.5%
90+ 82 15628 1134 16844 0.6%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 4041 2609755 3916 2617712 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 2452 1445203 1830 1449485 55%
Male 1582 1161860 2078 1165520 45%
Unknown 7 2692 8 2707 0%
Total 4041 2609755 3916 2617712 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 39 236 482
60 to 69 118 54 15 306 499
70 to 79 145 79 56 907 1190
80 to 89 122 91 91 1762 2067
90+ 41 27 36 1342 1448
Total 571 311 237 4553 5686

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 55 24 23 363 467
80 to 89 52 36 43 807 938
90+ 22 17 16 736 793
Total 201 118 103 2030 2457

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 25 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/