There were 477 new cases on Sunday in a week with more than 600 on five consecutive days.
In a statement, the health ministry said there were 4,924 new cases of intercourse nationwide.
The seven-day moving average of the number of community cases was 6,895 today, compared to 4,908 last Sunday.
Eleven deaths have been recorded nationwide: three from the South and Auckland regions, two from Canterbury and MidCentral and one from Taranaki.
Two people were in their sixties, two in their seventies, four in their eighties, and three over the age of 90. Of these people, five were women and six were men.
Today’s reported deaths, all of which occurred in the past three days, bring the total number of publicly reported deaths from Covid to 1,560 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 14.
hospital admissions
There are 424 people in hospital today, compared to 332 on the same day last week.
Seven people were treated in intensive care or a high-dependency unit.
Total number 424: Northern countries: 7; Waitemata: 106; Provinces of Manukau: 33; Auckland: 41; Waikato: 46; Bay of Plenty: 4; Lakes: 23; Hawke’s Bay: 11; Middle Central: 11; Whanganui: 3; Taranaki: 0; Tairawiti: 2; Wairarapa: 5; Capital and coast: 38; Hutt Valley: 8; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 54; South Canterbury: 4; West Coast: 2; South: 19†
community affairs
-ODT online