There are 19 new Covid-19 cases to report in Bay of Plenty today.

Of the cases, 17 are in Tauranga and two are in Western Bay of Plenty, says the Ministry of Health.

"Ten are linked to previously reported cases, with the remaining still being investigated for potential links.

"All cases are isolating at home or in managed accommodation."

Nationally, 49 new cases - 22 in Auckland, three in the Waikato, 19 in the Bay of Plenty, four in the Lakes District and one in the Hawke's Bay.

The Ministry of Health says there are 46 people in hospital with the virus.

Of those, 10 are in North Shoore, 14 are in Auckland, 18 are in Middlemore, two are in Tauranga and two are in Lakes.

"Eight people are in ICU; three in Auckland, three in Middlemore and two in Tauranga."

COVID-19 vaccine update

• Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 3,974,357 first doses (94%); 3,850,822 second doses (91%); 28,890 third primary doses; 312,821 booster doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 963 first doses; 4,916 second doses; 390 third primary doses and 17,116 booster doses.
• Māori (percentage of eligible people): 500,204 first doses (88%); 460,296 second doses (81%)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people): 271,232 first doses (95%); 258,713 second doses (90%)

Vaccination rates by DHB with active cases (percentage of eligible people)

• Northland DHB: First doses (88%); second doses (84%)
• Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
• Waikato DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (90%)
• Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)
• Lakes DHB: First doses (92%); second doses (87%)
• Taranaki DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)
• Tairawhiti DHB: First doses (91%); second doses (86%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (90%)
• Canterbury DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (95%)

Hospitalisations

• Cases in hospital: 46; North Shore: 10; Auckland: 14; Middlemore: 18; Tauranga: 2; Lakes: 2
• Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (11 cases / 29.7%); partially immunised
• Average age of current hospitalisations: 57
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 8 (3 in Auckland; 3 in Middlemore, 2 in Tauranga)

Cases

• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 44.7
• Number of new community cases: 49
• Number of new cases identified at the border: 13
• Location of new community cases: Auckland (22), Waikato (3), Bay of Plenty (19), Lakes (4), Hawke's Bay (1)
• Number of community cases (total): 10,825 (in current community outbreak)
• Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 8118
• Number of active cases (total): 1,090 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classed as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 13748

Contacts

• Number of active contacts being managed (total): 6040
• Percentage who have received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 84%
• Percentage who have returned at least one result: 79%

Tests

• Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 15,449
• Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 11,299
• Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 7,674

Wastewater

• No unexpected detections

NZ COVID Tracer

• Poster scans in 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,593,981
• Manual diary entries in 24 hours to midday: 51,092

My Vaccine Pass

• My vaccine pass downloads total: 4,599,204
• My vaccine pass downloads (last 24 hours): 17,403