Today the Ministry of Health is reporting 8,435 new community cases, 327 hospitalisations and 15 deaths. There are 10 people in ICU.

There are 274 new cases in Bay of Plenty and 149 in Lakes. There are nine people in Bay of Plenty hospitals and three in Lakes hospitals, and there were 65 new imported cases into NZ.

There are 52,527 active community cases, with 17,264 total RATs in the last 24 hours and 3,326 total PCR tests in the last 24 hours.

The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,507 — last Tuesday it was 7,795.

Covid-19 deaths

'Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 15 people with Covid-19, all of whom died in the past four days,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 to 1,079 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.

'Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; three were from the Auckland region, one was from Waikato, one was from Taranaki, two were from the Wellington region, one was from Nelson-Marlborough, four were from Canterbury and three were from Southern.”

One person was in their 40s, two were in their 60s, one was in their 70s, three were in their 80s and eight were aged over 90.

Of these people, nine were female and six were male.

'This is a very sad time for whānau and friends and our thoughts and condolences are with them. Out of respect, we will be making no further comment on these deaths.”

Vaccinations administered in New Zealand

• Vaccines administered to date: 4,027,247 first doses; 3,979,184 second doses; 32,337 third primary doses; 2,651,848 booster doses: 262,553 paediatric first doses and 122,672 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 30 first doses; 30 second doses; 33 third primary doses; 815 booster doses; 26 paediatric first doses and 204 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated

• All Ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,768 first dose (96.3%); 4,006,020 second dose (95.2%), 2,645,007 boosted (70.7% of those eligible)
• Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,225 first dose (91.3%); 504,410 second dose (88.3%), 237,159 boosted (53.6% of those eligible)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,026 first dose (98.4%); 277,204 second dose (96.7%), 141,610 boosted (56.4% of those eligible)
• 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 259,537 first dose (54.5%); 119,688 second dose (25.1%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 40,944 first dose (35.4%); 13,826 second dose (12%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,614 first dose (47.8%); 7,117 second dose (14.4%)

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 (90.1%); second dose (88%); boosted (67.2%)
• Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.2%); boosted (73%)
• Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (65.7%)
• Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (70.8%)
• Waikato DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (66%)
• Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (65.2%)
• Lakes DHB: first dose (93%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (65.5%)
• MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (71.5%)
• Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.9%); second dose (90.7%); boosted (65.2%)
• Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (70.8%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.7%); boosted (69.1%)
• Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (67.4%)
• Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (72.3%)
• Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (79.1%)
• Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.6%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (74.4%)
• Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (72.9%)
• West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (70.9%)
• Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (73.9%)
• South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (73.9%)
• Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (72.8%)

*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 or 16 and 17 year olds who have become eligible 6 months after having their second dose.

Hospitalisations

• Cases in hospital: total number 327: Northland: 8; Waitemata: 34; Counties Manukau: 23; Auckland: 66; Waikato: 24; Bay of Plenty: 9; Lakes: 3; Tairāwhiti: 0; Hawke's Bay: 17; Taranaki: 6; Whanganui: 4; MidCentral: 10; Wairarapa: 5; Hutt Valley: 7; Capital and Coast: 15; Nelson Marlborough: 5; Canterbury: 47; South Canterbury: 10; West Coast: 2; Southern: 32.
• *Average age of current hospitalisations: 60
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 10
• Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (28 cases / 13%); partially immunised

* Please note the average age of current hospitalisations is for the Northern Region admissions only at this stage. This data is recorded and extracted from the same source as the vaccination status of patients in Northern Region hospitals.

Cases

• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 7,507
• Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 7,795
• Number of new community cases: 8,435
• Number of new community cases (PCR): 147
• Number of new community cases (RAT): 8,288
• Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (270), Auckland (2,807), Waikato (635), Bay of Plenty (274), Lakes (149), Hawke's Bay (268), MidCentral (257), Whanganui (93), Taranaki (252), Tairāwhiti (59), Wairarapa (85), Capital and Coast (609), Hutt Valley (217), Nelson Marlborough (326), Canterbury (1,255), South Canterbury (139), Southern (659), West Coast (79), Unknown (2)
• Number of new imported cases: 65
• Number of active community cases (total): 52,527 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 1,109,144

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): 3,326
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 17,264
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,052
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days as of 23 May 2022): 850,000 million