Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 2,318 community cases and 357 current hospitalisations. There are 106 new cases in the Bay of Plenty.

The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 2,855 – last Friday, it was 3,876.

The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 400 – last Friday, it was 515.

"There are now a total of 1,865 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor. The seven-day rolling average increase in total deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 7," says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

Weekend COVID-19 updates

Please note, the 1pm daily COVID-19 update will now be produced from Monday to Friday, meaning that from tomorrow there will be no update on Saturday or Sunday.

Some of this information, including the number of new community cases, will still be updated on the Ministry of Health's website over the weekend. This Monday's COVID-19 update will also include some additional data covering the weekend.

COVID-19 hospitalisations

• COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 357: Northland: 5; Waitematā: 64; Counties Manukau: 29; Auckland: 63; Waikato: 53; Bay of Plenty: 12; Lakes: 5; Hawke's Bay: 14; MidCentral: 16; Whanganui: 1; Taranaki: 8; Tairawhiti: 0; Wairarapa: 7; Capital & Coast: 13; Hutt Valley: 11; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 39; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 1; Southern: 8.
• Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 400 (This time last week 515)
• Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 62
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 7
• Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (52 cases); partially immunised

* These are new hospital admissions in the past 7 days prior to yesterday who had COVID at the time of admission or while in hospital, excluding hospitalisations that were admitted and discharged within 24hrs. This data is from Districts with tertiary hospitals: Auckland, Canterbury/West Coast, Southern, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Capital & Coast/Hutt, Waitemata and Northland.

COVID-19 vaccinations administered

• Vaccines administered to date: 4,029,740 first doses; 3,981,679 second doses; 34,070 third primary doses; 2,719,885 first booster doses: 484,312 second booster doses: 266,729 paediatric first doses and 147,880 paediatric second doses
• Vaccines administered yesterday: 23 first doses; 27 second doses; 7 third primary doses; 431 first booster doses; 5,796 second booster doses; 21 paediatric first doses and 81 paediatric second doses

More detailed information, including vaccine uptake by District, is available on the Ministry's website.

Tests

• Number of PCR tests total (last 24 hours): 3,149
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 7,287
• PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,027
• Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last seven days as of 25 August 2022): 1.6 million.

COVID-19 cases

• Total number of new community cases: 2,318
• Number of new cases that have recently travelled overseas: 170
• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 2,855
• Seven day rolling average of community cases (as at same day last week): 3,877
• Number of active cases (total): 19,997 (cases identified in the past seven days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 1,714,680
• New cases by District and other more detailed case information

Please note, the Ministry of Health's daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a District 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 World Health Organization.

COVID-19 deaths

"There are now a total of 1,865 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor. This is the number that will be reported to the World Health Organization as it provides the most accurate assessment of COVID-19 related mortality in New Zealand.

"In the past seven days there have been an average of 7 deaths confirmed each day as being attributable to COVID-19. This is a very sad time for whānau and friends of those who have died, and our thoughts and condolences are with them.

"Information on the number of new deaths of people with COVID-19 reported to the Ministry of Health in the last 24 hours, and the seven-day rolling average, is available on the Ministry of Health website. This includes information on the age band and location of these newly reported deaths.