Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 8,436 new community cases, 389 current hospitalisations, and 18 deaths.

There are 240 new community cases cases in the Bay of Plenty and 115 in the Lakes District.

The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 6,885 – last Monday, it was 7,507.

COVID-19 deaths

'Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 18 people with COVID-19,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

'These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 to 1,172 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 14.

'Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; three were from Northland, two were from the Auckland region, one was from Waikato, one was from Taranaki, two were from Midcentral, two from Nelson Marlborough, three from Canterbury, two from West Coast and two from the Southern region.

'One person was in their 50s, two were in their 60s, one was in their 70s, eight were in their 80s and six were over 90.

'Of these people, ten were male and eight were female.

'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: 4,027,518 first doses; 3,979,530 second doses; 32,442 third primary doses; 2,657,981 booster doses: 262,959 paediatric first doses and 124,364 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 30 first doses; 47 second doses; 26 third primary doses; 873 booster doses; 24 paediatric first doses and 183 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated

• All Ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,521 first dose (96.3%); 4,005,831 second dose (95.2%), 2,650,347 boosted (70.6% of those eligible)
• Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,329 first dose (91.3%); 504,550 second dose (88.4%), 237,961 boosted (53.3% of those eligible)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,109 first dose (98.4%); 277,311 second dose (96.7%), 142,506 boosted (56.5% of those eligible)
• 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 259,865 first dose (54.6%); 121,295 second dose (25.5%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 41,010 first dose (35.5%); 14,100 second dose (12.2%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,693 first dose (48%); 7,438 second dose (15.1%)

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%); second dose (88%); boosted (67.1%)
• Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.2%); boosted (73.1%)
• Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (65.8%)
• Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (70.9%)
• 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 (92.9%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (65.4%)
• MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (71.4%)
• Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.8%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (65.1%)
• Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (70.7%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.7%); boosted (68.9%)
• Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (67.3%)
• Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (72.2%)
• Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (79.1%)
• Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (74.3%)
• Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (72.8%)
• West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (70.7%)
• Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (73.8%)
• South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.5%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (73.7%)
• Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (72.7%)

*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 389: Northland: 10; Waitemata: 41; Counties Manukau: 29; Auckland: 62; Waikato: 27; Bay of Plenty: 6; Lakes: 5; Tairāwhiti: 6; Hawke's Bay: 14; Taranaki: 12; Whanganui: 3; MidCentral: 12; Wairarapa: 1; Hutt Valley: 3; Capital and Coast: 40; Nelson Marlborough: 13; Canterbury: 60; South Canterbury: 13; West Coast: 1; Southern: 31.
• *Average age of current hospitalisations: 61
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 9
• Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (26 cases / 12%); 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: 6,885
• Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 7,507
• Number of new community cases: 8,436
• Number of new community cases (PCR): 166
• Number of new community cases (RAT): 8,270
• Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (247), Auckland (2,746), Waikato (679), Bay of Plenty (240), Lakes (115), Hawke's Bay (231), MidCentral (274), Whanganui (84), Taranaki (243), Tairāwhiti (58), Wairarapa (63), Capital and Coast (682), Hutt Valley (242), Nelson Marlborough (367), Canterbury (1,285), South Canterbury (176), Southern (597), West Coast (105), Unknown (2)
• Number of new imported cases: 79
• Number of active community cases (total): 48,179 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered) 
• Confirmed cases (total): 1,157,308

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): 3,099
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 17,205
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,053
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days as of 31 May 2022): 1.3 million.