In a statement released today, the Department of Health said there were 5,549 new community cases nationwide and 383 pending hospitalizations.
The seven-day moving average of the number of community cases is 5132 today – last Monday it was 4939.
The number of publicly reported deaths from Covid now stands at 1,472 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.
The latest deaths included two people from the Auckland area, one from Waikato, one from MidCentral, two from Taranaki, one from the Hutt Valley, three from Canterbury and one from South Canterbury.
Two people were in their 60s, two in their 70s, three in their 80s and four in their 90s. Of these people, five were male and six were female.
hospital admissions
Total number 383: North countries: 5; Waitemata: 85; Provinces of Manukau: 40; Auckland: 42; Waikato: 30; Bay of Plenty: 13; Lakes: 14; Tairawhiti: 0; Hawke’s Bay: 8; Taranaki: 9; Whanganui: 1; Middle Central: 19; Wairarapa: 7; Hutt Valley: 9; Capital and coast: 22; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 43† South Canterbury: 6† West Coast: 0; South: 23.
There are six people in intensive care or a highly dependent ward.
community affairs
Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT) in the last 24 hours: Northland (109), Auckland* (1,796), Waikato (298), Bay of Plenty (189), Lakes (69), Hawke’s Bay (190), MidCentral (144), Whanganui (72), Taranaki (150), Tairāwhiti (43), Wairarapa (52), Capital and Coast (537), Hutt Valley (224), Nelson Marlborough (192), Canterbury (934)† South Canterbury (79)South (434), West Coast (35), Unknown (2).
Meanwhile, the number of newly imported cases was 96.
-ODT online