In a statement late this afternoon, the health ministry said some cases had been double counted. The correct number of cases nationally today is 9,318, not 13,344 as previously announced.
The revised figure is roughly on par with the number of cases reported in the past three days, it said.
There were 1512 new cases in the Canterbury/West Coast DHB area today, not 2107 as previously reported, and the correct figure for South Canterbury is 98 new cases instead of 113.
The number of imported cases — people who have recently traveled abroad — were also hit by the same error, and the correct figure is 275, not the 390 mispublished earlier in the day.
587 people are hospitalized with the virus and 23 more have died today, including four in the DHB area of Canterbury/West Coast.
Of the 23 deaths, seven were from the Auckland area, one from Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Tairawhiti, Whanganui and MidCentral, two from the Wellington area, four from Canterbury/West Coast, and two from South.
One person was in their 60s, three were in their 70s, 13 were in their 80s, and six were over 90. Nine were women and 14 were men.
“The majority (18) of these deaths occurred in the current month; four others occurred in May and June. One death has now been reported since January last year after the cause of death assessment is now complete,” the ministry said in a statement. a press release. pronunciation.
The total number of publicly reported deaths is now 1,651 and the seven-day moving average is 16.
There are currently 587 people with Covid in hospitals across the country, including nine in HDU or ICU, 90 in DHB hospitals in Canterbury/West Coast and 15 in hospitals in South Canterbury.
The average age of Covid hospitalizations is 66 years.
The other cases in the hospital are spread across Northland: 13; Waitemata: 128; Provinces of Manukau: 38; Auckland: 35; Waikato: 57; Bay of Plenty: 32; Lakes: 14; Hawke’s Bay: 20; Middle Central: 18; Whanganui: 6; Taranaki: 11; Tairawiti: 2; Wairarapa: 4; Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley: 60; Nelson Marlborough: 13; and South: 31.