The Ministry of Health is reporting 5554 new community cases, 368 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths. There are seven people in ICU.

There are 194 new community cases in Bay of Plenty and 76 in Lakes. There are 15 people in Bay of Plenty hospitals.

There are 70 new imported cases. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5,777 – last Wednesday it was 6,035.

Preparing for winter

'Covid-19 continues to circulate in the community and we have also started to see the impact of winter respiratory illnesses, like flu, which are putting additional pressure on our health system,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

'We've been planning for a challenging winter and are working with our regional colleagues to manage capacity and demand, prioritise urgent care and deliver as much planned care as possible.

'We need everyone to do their bit to help us get through winter. We'd like to encourage everyone to get their flu vaccine this year, which can help protect against four different strains of the virus and reduce the need for hospitalisation.

'We also want to encourage everyone to get vaccinated against Covid-19; wear a mask; physically distance; practise good hand hygiene; and don't go out if you are unwell but get tested and self-report the result – whether positive or negative – on My COVID Record. This helps us to understand the spread of Covid-19 and where to direct our public health resources.”

Covid-19 deaths

'Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 11 people with Covid-19,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

Today's reported deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 to 1,359 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.

'Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; one person was from Northland, two were from the Auckland region, one from Waikato, one from Hawke's Bay, one from MidCentral, one from the Wellington region, two from Canterbury and two from Southern.”

Two were in their 60s; five were in their 70s; one in their 80s; and three were aged over 90. Of these people, seven were women and four were men.

'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: 4,028,056 first doses; 3,980,190 second doses; 32,615 third primary doses; 2,670,077 booster doses: 263,568 paediatric first doses and 128,408 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 51 first doses; 59 second doses; 25 third primary doses; 949 booster doses; 57 paediatric first doses and 263 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated  

• All ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,183 first dose (96.3%); 4,005,609 second dose (95.2%), 2,648,814 boosted (of the 18+ population) (72.8% of those eligible)
• Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,489 first dose (91.3%); 504,763 second dose (88.4%), 238,499 boosted (of the 18+ population) (55.8% of those eligible)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,190 first dose (98.4%); 277,426 second dose (96.8%), 143,222 boosted (of the 18+ population) (59.5% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (all ethnicities): 11,962 boosted (12.3% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Māori): 1,111 boosted (5.9% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Pacific Peoples): 673 boosted (6.8% of those eligible)
• 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 260,270 first dose (54.6%); 125,108 second dose (26.3%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 41,095 first dose (35.6%); 14,628 second dose (12.7%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,756 first dose (48.1%); 7,877 second dose (15.9%)

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 (69%)
• Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.1%); boosted (75.2%)
• Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (68.3%)
• Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (73.2%)
• Waikato DHB: first dose (95%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (68.2%)
• Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (67.1%)
• Lakes DHB: first dose (92.9%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (67.3%)
• MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (73.5%)
• Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.7%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (67.2%)
• Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (72.6%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.8%); boosted (71%)
• Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (69.3%)
• Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (74.3%)
• Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.7%); boosted (81.2%)
• Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.5%); boosted (76.4%)
• Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (74.7%)
• West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (72.3%)
• Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (75.9%)
• South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.5%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (75.5%)
• Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (74.6%)

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 368: Northland: 9; Waitematā: 41; Counties Manukau: 28; Auckland: 62; Waikato: 39; Bay of Plenty: 15; Lakes: 0; Tairāwhiti: 1; Hawke's Bay: 5; Taranaki: 7; Whanganui: 2; MidCentral: 29; Wairarapa: 4; Hutt Valley: 29; Capital and Coast: 21; Nelson Marlborough: 10; Canterbury: 48; South Canterbury: 2; West Coast: 0; Southern: 16.
• Average age of current hospitalisations (Northern Region): 61
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 7
• *Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital: Unvaccinated or not eligible (34 cases / 13.6%); partially immunised

*Please note: We are now using data from DHBs with tertiary hospitals. These are Auckland, Canterbury, Southern, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Capital & Coast, Waitemata and Northland. Previously we only used the vaccination status of patients in Northern Region hospitals.

Cases

• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 5,777
• Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 6,035
• Number of new community cases:5,554
• Number of new community cases (PCR): 175
• Number of new community cases (RAT): 5,379
• Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (138), Auckland (1,659), Waikato (372), Bay of Plenty (194), Lakes (76), Hawke's Bay (179), MidCentral (223), Whanganui (54), Taranaki (188), Tairāwhiti (46), Wairarapa (71), Capital and Coast (506), Hutt Valley (219), Nelson Marlborough (227), Canterbury (839), South Canterbury (76), Southern (442), West Coast (40), Unknown (5)
• Number of new imported cases: 70
• Number of active community cases (total): 40,365 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 1,248,298.

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): 3,751
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 12,405
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,540
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days as of 15 June 2022): 1.1 million