The Ministry of Health is reporting 8638 new community cases of Covid-19 and 24 deaths for the past two days. There are 316 current hospitalisations with four people in ICU.

The average death toll is 12 people per day, based on the past seven days of reported deaths. One of the deaths reported today is from the Bay of Plenty region.

There are 295 new community cases in Bay of Plenty and 131 in Lakes. There are 10 people in Bay of Plenty hospitals and 13 in Lakes hospitals with Covid-19.

There have been 211 new imported cases arriving in NZ over the past two days. The total number of active community cases in NZ is 33,137 identified in the past seven days and not yet classified as recovered.

The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 4,737 – last Saturday it was 5,154.

Covid-19 deaths

'We are sadly reporting the deaths of 24 people with Covid-19 over the past two days,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

Today's reported deaths include 23 deaths recorded in June and one death recorded in May. They take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid -19 to 1,455 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 12. 

'Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; six were from the Auckland region, three were from Waikato, three were from Hawke's Bay, one was from Bay of Plenty, three were from Taranaki, one was from Wairarapa, one was from the Wellington region, two were from Nelson-Marlborough, three were from Canterbury, and one was from Southern.”

One person was in their 50s, one was in their 60s, four were in their 70s, 11 were in their 80s and seven were aged over 90. Of these people, 13 were male and 11 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.”

This update includes the figures for yesterday because there was no statement due to the Matariki public holiday.

Vaccinations administered in New Zealand

• Vaccines administered to date: 4,028,329 first doses; 3,980,603 second doses; 32,938 third primary doses; 2,678,211 booster doses: 263,966 paediatric first doses and 131,716 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 11 first doses; 10 second doses; 0 third primary doses; 306 booster doses; 16 paediatric first doses and 147 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated

• All ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,227 first dose (96.3%); 4,005,770 second dose (95.2%), 2,654,865 boosted (of the 18+ population) (72.9% of those eligible)
• Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,703 first dose (91.4%); 504,985 second dose (88.4%), 239,619 boosted (of the 18+ population) (55.9% of those eligible)
• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,318 first dose (98.5%); 277,562 second dose (96.8%), 144,251 boosted (of the 18+ population) (59.9% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (all ethnicities): 12,774 boosted (12.7% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Māori): 1,214 boosted (6.1% of those eligible)
• 16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Pacific Peoples): 764 boosted (7.5% of those eligible)
• 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 260,459 first dose (54.7%); 128,207 second dose (26.9%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 41,131 first dose (35.6%); 15,009 second dose (13%)
• 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,817 first dose (48.2%); 8,230 second dose (16.7%)

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%); second dose (98.1%); boosted (75.4%)
• Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (68.5%)
• Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (73.3%)
• Waikato DHB: first dose (95%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (68.3%)
• Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (67.2%)
• Lakes DHB: first dose (92.9%); second dose (91.1%); boosted (67.4%)
• MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (95%); boosted (73.6%)
• Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.7%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (67.4%)
• Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (72.6%)
• Hawke's Bay DHB: first dose (97.4%); second dose (95.8%); boosted (71.2%)
• Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (69.4%)
• Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95%); boosted (74.3%)
• Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (81.3%)
• Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.5%); boosted (76.5%)
• Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (74.8%)
• West Coast DHB: first dose (92.4%); second dose (91%); boosted (72.3%)
• Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (99%); boosted (76%)
• 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 316: Northland: 3; Waitematā: 52; Counties Manukau: 26; Auckland: 46; Waikato: 22; Bay of Plenty: 10; Lakes: 13; Tairāwhiti: 1; Hawke's Bay: 4; Taranaki: 11; Whanganui: 2; MidCentral: 21; Wairarapa: 6; Hutt Valley: 12; Capital and Coast: 18; Nelson Marlborough: 5; Canterbury: 39; South Canterbury: 7; West Coast: 1; Southern: 17.
• Average age of current hospitalisations: 61
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 4
• *Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital: Unvaccinated or not eligible (35 cases / 14%); 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: 4,737
• Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 5,154
• Number of new community cases over past two days: 8,638
• Number of new community cases (PCR) over past two days: 325
• Number of new community cases (RAT) over past two days: 8,313
• Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT) over past two days: Northland (217), Auckland (2,693), Waikato (522), Bay of Plenty (295), Lakes (131), Hawke's Bay (256), MidCentral (256), Whanganui (94), Taranaki (195), Tairāwhiti (76), Wairarapa (99), Capital and Coast (811), Hutt Valley (338), Nelson Marlborough (343), Canterbury (1,401), South Canterbury (93), Southern (723), West Coast (90), Unknown (5).
• Number of new imported cases over the past two days: 211
• Number of active community cases (total): 33,137 (cases identified in the past seven days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 1,296,728

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 48 hours): 4,652
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 48 hours): 17,404
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 2,390
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last seven days as of 24 June 2022): 1 million