A total of 147 Covid community cases is being announced throughout New Zealand today.
In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry of Health reports there are eight new cases in the Bay of Plenty.
"We are reporting new community cases in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, and the Wellington region.
"There are eight cases to report in the Bay of Plenty today, with seven linked to existing cases and one yet to connected to the outbreak.
"Of these eight cases, five are in Tauranga, one is in the Western Bay of Plenty, and two are in the Eastern Bay of Plenty."
The Ministry reports that there are currently 13 people in hospital with Covid; one in North Shore, five in Middlemore, two in Auckland, three in Rotorua, one in Hawke's Bay and one in Wellington.
The average age of those in hospital is 56.
See below for a full breakdown of today's numbers, including regional breakdowns:
COVID-19 vaccine update
- Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 4,044,518 first doses (96%); 3,967,611 second doses (94%); 1,399,350 booster doses (70%)
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 1,113 first doses; 2,030 second doses; 5,725 paediatric doses; 36,230 booster doses.
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 513,411 first doses (89.9%); 487,275 second doses (85%).
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 277,681 first doses (97%); 269,841 second doses (94%).
- Paediatric vaccines administered to date (percentage of 5-11-year-olds): 183,706 first doses (39%)
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 5-11): 24,544 first doses (21%)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 5-11): 13,894 first doses (28%)
Vaccination rates for all DHBs (percentage of eligible people aged 12 +)
- Northland DHB: First doses (89.8%); second doses (87%)
- Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (97%); second doses (96%)
- Waikato DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (93%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (92%)
- Lakes DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (90%)
- MidCentral DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Tairawhiti DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)
- Whanganui DHB: First doses (92%); second doses (89%)
- Hawke's Bay: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Taranaki DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (92%)
- Wairarapa DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Capital and Coast DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (97%)
- Hutt Valley DHB: First doses (97%); second doses (95%)
- Nelson Marlborough DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (95%)
- West Coast DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (90%)
- Canterbury DHB: First doses (99%); second doses (98%)
- South Canterbury DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (93%)
- Southern DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (96%)
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: 13; North Shore: 1; Middlemore: 5; Auckland: 2; Rotorua: 3; Hawkes Bay: 1, Wellington: 1
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 56
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 0
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (1 case / 20%); partially immunised
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 113
- Seven day rolling average of border cases: 47
- Number of new community cases: 147
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 44
- Location of new community cases: Northland (14), Auckland (90), Waikato (15), Lakes (9), Bay of Plenty (8), Hawke's Bay (7), Capital and Coast (4)
- Number of community cases (total): 12,421 (in current community outbreaks)
- Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 9,297
- Number of active cases (total): 1,121 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classified as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 16,630
Contacts
- Number of active contacts being managed (total): 5,506
- Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 77%
- Percentage who has returned at least one result: 75%
Tests
- Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 24,909
- Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 19,880
- Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 12,324
Wastewater
- No unusual detections to report.
NZ COVID Tracer
- Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,457,459
- Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday: 50,204
My Vaccine Pass
Due to a technical error, these latest figures are currently unavailable, though the Ministry's IT team is actively working to resolve the issue.
NZ COVID Tracer
- On 2 February, poster scans in the 24 hours to midday: 2,318,267
- On 2 February, manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday: 50,627
Northland
There are 14 new cases in Northland, across Kerikeri, Kaitaia, and Whangārei.
Of these cases, nine are linked to existing cases and investigations are underway to determine links for two cases.
The three remaining cases reside in Northland, though were originally allocated as Auckland cases, and are being transferred for management to the Northland public health unit. Of these cases, two are linked and one is yet to be connected to the outbreak.
Auckland
There are 90 cases to report in Auckland today.
Health and welfare providers are now supporting 1534 people in the region to isolate at home, including 568 cases.
Waikato
Today there are 15 cases to report in the Waikato.
Case investigations so far have determined most of these cases are linked to previously reported cases.
Lakes
The are nine new cases in the Lakes district today, with eight linked to existing cases and one yet to be connected to the outbreak with investigations underway.
Eight of today's cases are in the Rotorua district and one is in the Taupo district.
Bay of Plenty
There are eight cases to report in the Bay of Plenty today, with seven linked to existing cases and one yet to connected to the outbreak.
Of these eight cases, five are in Tauranga, one is in the Western Bay of Plenty, and two are in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Hawke's Bay
There are seven new cases in Hawke's Bay.
Of these cases, five are linked to existing cases and, at this stage, the remaining two are yet to be connected to the outbreak with investigations underway.
Wellington region
There are four new cases to report in the Wellington region today, with three linked to existing cases and the fourth with links yet to be established.
Of these four cases, two are in Wellington and two are in Porirua.
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