New Zealand is reporting 222 new COVID-19 cases today - a new record for the country - as well as one new death.
But beyond these numbers, here's what you may have missed from the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 update on Tuesday.
One death of hospitalised patient
There is one new COVID-19-related death - an Auckland City Hospital patient in their late-70s.
They were admitted to hospital on November 11 and later tested positive for the virus.
Locations of new cases
Out of Tuesday's 222 new cases, 197 are in Auckland, 20 in Waikato, two each in Wairarapa and Lakes, and one in Northland.
In Auckland, people showing any COVID-19 symptoms are urged to get tested. Testing sites at Northcote, Balmoral, Wiri, and Ōtara are operating at extended hours to increase access to testing.
There are 4416 people isolating at home around Auckland, including 2023 cases.
At Henderson's Edmonton Meadows Care Home, 21 residents and four staff members have tested positive since the start of the outbreak. Five of the residents who tested positive are receiving appropriate ward-level care at Auckland hospitals.
Of Waikato's 20 new cases, nine are in Ōtorohanga, seven in Hamilton, one in Te Awamutu, one in Te Kuiti, and two are awaiting confirmation.
Twelve of these cases were contacts already in isolation and a further two have been linked. Investigations into the remaining six are underway on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health says.
Three people are in Waikato Hospital receiving care, including two who were transferred from the community isolation facility on Monday night.
There are 338 people isolating at home in the region, including 92 cases and 246 contacts.
Of Lakes DHB's new cases, one is a Taupо̄ case announced on Monday and was officially added to Tuesday's numbers. The second case also lives in Taupо̄ and is a close contact of another case.
All cases in Taupо̄ are linked.
One of Wairarapa's two new cases was first announced on Monday but was formally added to Tuesday's numbers.
Both cases are based in Masterton and are currently in isolation. These cases were identified through targeted testing as part of a follow-up of a visit to Masterton by one of the Taupо̄ cases on the weekend of November 6 and 7.
Northland's single case has a residential address in the region, but they are currently in Auckland. This case is linked to another case in the same household.
One person remains in Whangārei Hospital in a stable condition.
Vaccination rates by DHBs with active cases
Northland:
- 133,430 first doses (83 percent of eligible people)
- 115,680 second doses (72 percent).
Auckland metro DHBs:
- 1,331,444 first doses (93 percent)
- 1,231,780 second doses (86 percent).
Waikato:
- 318,170 first doses (89 percent)
- 282,379 second doses (79 percent).
Lakes:
- 79,896 first doses (85 percent)
- 69,539 second doses (74 percent).
Taranaki:
- 89,393 first doses (88 percent)
- 77,417 second doses (76 percent).
MidCentral:
- 135,925 first doses (89 percent)
- 120,493 second doses (79 percent).
Wairarapa:
- 37,037 first doses (89 percent)
- 32,569 second doses (79 percent).
Canterbury:
- 451,514 first doses (94 percent)
- 396,514 second doses (82 percent).
All of New Zealand:
- 3,806,051 first doses (90 percent)
- 3,427,732 second doses (81 percent).
Hospitalisations
There are 91 people in hospital. Thirty-eight of these are in Auckland City, 23 each in North Shore and Middlemore, three each in Waitākere and Waikato, and one in Whangārei.
Seven cases are in an intensive care or high-dependency unit.
The average age of hospitalised patients is 48 years old.
The vaccination status of current hospitalisations - which includes Northern Region wards only, and excludes people still being assessed and a Waikato case - are:
- Unvaccinated or not eligible - 50 cases or 61 percent
- Partially vaccinated for less than 14 days - eight cases or 10 percent
- Partially vaccinated for more than 14 days - 11 cases or 13 percent
- Fully vaccinated for less than 14 days - three cases or 4 percent
- Fully vaccinated for more than 14 days - eight cases or 10 percent
- Unknown - three cases or 4 percent.
More locations of interest
As of 2pm on Tuesday, there have been four new locations of interest - all of which are outside of Auckland. They are:
- Bells Produce Kaitaia, November 9 from 4:25pm to 4:40pm
- Cotton On Masterton, November 12 from 1:10pm to 1:20pm
- Stirling Sports Masterton, November 12 from 1:40pm to 2pm
- Noodle Canteen Taupо̄, November 12 from 8:45pm to 10pm.
