From today, the Ministry is moving to a new approach to reporting deaths of people who have Covid-19.
Nine additional deaths are being reported today as the Ministry provides its daily update.
"We will automatically report all deaths of people who die within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19," says Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
"This is the approach used by the UK and many other countries. As of today, this number is 81."
The Ministry will also be providing the following additional details that will include some deaths reported outside of the 28 day window:
- People for whom it is clear that Covid-19 is the cause of death. As of today, this number is 34.
- People who had (or were subsequently found to have) Covid-19 when they died but their cause of death was clearly not Covid-19 related. As of today, this number is 2.
- People whose cause of death is still under investigation e.g. it is being considered by the Coroner, but we know they had Covid-19 when they died. As of today, this number is 48.
Over time, as more information is provided about some of the reported deaths, the ministry website data will be updated to reflect that.
Whenever new deaths are publicly reported, the Ministry will include a new total of deaths in its 1pm statements.
"As part of our new process, we are today reconciling the figures we have previously reported publicly – a total of 83 deaths - with the deaths of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid and who are in the national databases," says Bloomfield.
"As result, we are confirming nine additional deaths, all of whom died within 28 days of having Covid-19.
"With one death announced in Bay of Plenty yesterday subsequently being found not to be Covid-19 related, the total number of deaths publicly reported to date is 91.
"Of the nine deaths which are being reported today, one died yesterday in North Shore Hospital. The remaining eight all died in the past fortnight: four in late February and four in March. seven of the deaths were in Auckland and one in Waikato.
"One was in their sixties; three in their seventies; two in their eighties; one in their nineties and one over 100 years of age.
"We offer our sincere condolences to their families and whānau."
3 comments
What about
Posted on 10-03-2022 13:52 | By Kancho
Those who die because their hospital procedures are cancelled to be re scheduled at some other time . I know of three people in this position where their condition which is already bad will get much worse and potentially fatal. Weeks ago the Breast Cancer Support services said mammograms were significantly delayed and many women will be diagnosed late and therefore treatment and worsening conditions. This across the board for heart conditions etc and three of my friends with delayed cancer operations with the agonising continued worry and waiting.
Come on stop the lies
Posted on 10-03-2022 15:05 | By an_alias
You said just last week 5 deaths and all were in hospital because of other health conditions. Yet you claim on 2 not related with 1 being the guy who had gun shots probably. What NOT list how many co-morbidity conditions each death has ?
It's hard.
Posted on 11-03-2022 15:40 | By morepork
Because death is seldom a result of ONE thing. Bodies are complex and it is the shutdown of multiple internal systems that results in it. Deciding whether or not death was caused by Covid is not as simple as saying death was caused by beheading, for example. However, where there is a known Covid infection, whether or not that was DIRECTLY and majorly the cause of death, there should be a note that Covid was present. Kancho makes a good point about the load from Covid affecting other treatments and it is very hard to quantify that.
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