There are 1174 new cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty today as hospitalisations across the region and nation continue to climb.

Overall, across New Zealand, there are 17,522 new cases of Covid-19 and 696 people in hospital.

13 of those are in ICU.

In the Bay of Plenty, there are currently 23 people in hospital.

A full Ministry of Health breakdown can be viewed below...

COVID-19 vaccine update

Vaccinations administered in New Zealand

• Vaccines administered to date: 4,021,400 first doses; 3,964,288 second doses; 34,006 third primary doses; 2,460,908 booster doses: 249,680 paediatric first doses and 5,189 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 116 first doses; 313 second doses; 3 third primary doses; 5,697 booster doses; 619 paediatric first doses and 183 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated

• All Ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,066,190 first dose (96.6%); 4,007,184 second dose (95.2%), 2,462,560 boosted (72.3% of those eligible)
• Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 520,101 first dose (91.1%); 500,441 second dose (87.6%), 212,992 boosted (59.8% of those eligible)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 281,186 first dose (98.1%); 275,356 second dose (96%), 127,965 boosted (59.4% of those eligible)
• 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 249,527 first dose (52.4%); 5,119 second dose (1.1%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 37,973 first dose (32.9%); 859 second dose (0.7%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 22,215 first dose (45%); 647 second dose (1.3%)

Note that the number for 'People vaccinated” differs slightly from 'Vaccines administered” as it includes those that have been vaccinated overseas.

Vaccination rates for all DHBs*

• Northland DHB: first dose (90.4%); second dose (88%); boosted (70%)
• Auckland Metro DHB: first dose (97.4%); second dose (96.2%); boosted (70.1%)
• Waikato DHB: first dose (95.4%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (68.2%)
• Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.3%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (69.1%)
• Lakes DHB: first dose (93.7%); second dose (91.6%); boosted (69.7%)
• MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.9%); second dose (95.4%); boosted (74.6%)
• Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (93.5%); second dose (91%); boosted (70.3%)
• Whanganui DHB: first dose (92.5%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (74.3%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.4%); boosted (72.5%)
• Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.9%); second dose (93.3%); boosted (69.5%)
• Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.8%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (75.7%)
• Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.8%); second dose (98%); boosted (80.6%)
• Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.9%); second dose (95.8%); boosted (76.8%)
• Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.9%); second dose (95.5%); boosted (76.2%)
• West Coast DHB: first dose (93.1%); second dose (91.3%); boosted (74.4%)
• Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.9%); second dose (98.8%); boosted (74.7%)
• South Canterbury DHB: first dose (95.5%); second dose (94.2%); boosted (76.1%)
• Southern DHB: first dose (98.2%); second dose (97%); boosted (75.1%)

*Partially and second doses percentages are for those 12+. Boosted percentages are for 18+ who have become eligible 3 months after having their second dose

Hospitalisations*

• Cases in hospital: total number 696: Northland: 7; North Shore: 136; Middlemore: 195; Auckland: 189; Waikato: 53; BOP: 23; Rotorua: 7; Tairawhiti: 2; Hawke's Bay: 8; Taranaki: 6; MidCentral: 13; Wairarapa: 3; Hutt Valley: 7; Capital and Coast: 24; Nelson Marlborough: 4; Canterbury: 14; Southern: 5.
• Average age of current hospitalisations: 57
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 13
• Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (78 cases / 16.5%); partially immunised

*While still early in the Omicron outbreak, the figures show that, based on the data available, unvaccinated people are four times over-represented in the current hospitalisation data. Just 3% of eligible people aged 12 and over in New Zealand have had no doses of the vaccine, however, of the eligible people in Northland and Auckland hospitals with COVID-19, 13% have had no doses of the vaccine.  

Cases

• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 17,921
• Number of new community cases: 17,522
• Number of new community cases (PCR): 897
• Number of new community cases (RAT): 16,625
• Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (509), Auckland (7,639), Waikato (1,541), Bay of Plenty (1,174), Lakes (475), Hawke's Bay (435), MidCentral (400), Whanganui (95), Taranaki (311), Tairāwhiti (217), Wairarapa (99), Capital and Coast (1,545), Hutt Valley (837), Nelson Marlborough (329), Canterbury (1,308), South Canterbury (82), Southern (506), West Coast (14); Unknown (6)
• Number of new cases identified at the border: 11 (3 confirmed, 8 probable)
• Number of active community cases (total): 192,492 (cases identified in the past 10 days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 239,535

Please note, the Ministry of Health's daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. Total numbers will always be the formal daily case tally as reported to the WHO.

Tests

• Number of PCR tests total (last 24 hours): 4,752
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days up to 03/03): 14,397
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days): 9.7 million