There were 28 new community cases reported on Wednesday, a slight rise following Tuesday's low numbers, and two new deaths.
Aside from the daily case numbers, you may have missed the details of the Ministry of Health's latest update.
Here's a breakdown of Wednesday's case numbers and data.
Deaths of two people with COVID-19
Two people infected with COVID-19 have recently died.
A man in his 30s, who died at home on January 5, was tested for COVID-19 post-death and returned a positive result. In addition, a man in his 60s died with COVID-19 at Middlemore Hospital on Sunday.
Locations of cases
Of Wednesday's 28 new cases, 17 are in Auckland, four each in Bay of Plenty and Lakes, and one each in Waikato, Christchurch, and south Canterbury,
Auckland
The exact location of Auckland's cases is not reported by the Ministry of Health.
There are 888 people isolating at home, including 185 cases.
Waikato
Waikato's new case is in Atiamuri and is being managed by Toi Te Ora Public Health.
Public health are supporting 29 cases to isolate at home.
Bay of Plenty
All of the Bay of Plenty's new cases are in Tauranga and all are close contacts of previously reported cases.
All cases are isolating at home or in managed accommodation.
Lakes
The four cases in Lakes are all based in Rotorua. One case is a close contact of a previously reported case and the other three are still being investigated for links to other infected people.
All cases are isolating at home or in managed accommodation.
Canterbury
There are a total of four community cases in Canterbury and one in south Canterbury, including two that were announced on Tuesday.
This total of five includes three new cases being announced on Wednesday. Two are close contacts of previously reported cases and one remains under investigation. Three of these five cases will be formally added to the Ministry of Health's case numbers on Thursday.
The ministry adds that more locations of interest around Christchurch are expected to be added.
Omicron update
A total of 196 Omicron cases have been detected at the border since December 1 and 11 cases of the Delta variant.
The Ministry of Health says there are 217 COVID-19 cases still undergoing whole genome sequencing, but they expect "the vast majority" will be the Omicron variant.
Vaccination rates by DHBs with active cases
Northland:
- First doses: 89 percent of eligible people
- Second doses: 85 percent.
Auckland metro DHBs:
- First doses: 96 percent
- Second doses: 94 percent.
Waikato:
- First doses: 94 percent
- Second doses: 91 percent.
Bay of Plenty:
- First doses: 94 percent
- Second doses: 91 percent.
Lakes:
- First doses: 92 percent
- Second doses: 89 percent.
Taranaki:
- First doses: 94 percent
- Second doses: 91 percent.
Tairāwhiti:
- First doses: 92 percent
- Second doses: 87 percent.
Hawke's Bay:
- First doses: 95 percent
- Second doses: 92 percent.
Hutt Valley:
- First doses: 96 percent
- Second doses: 94 percent.
Capital and Coast:
- First doses: 98 percent
- Second doses: 96 percent.
Canterbury:
- First doses: 98 percent
- Second doses: 96 percent.
Vaccination rates across New Zealand
Vaccines administered to date:
- 3,983,660 first doses - 95 percent of eligible people
- 3,882,793 second doses - 92 percent
- 33,385 third primary doses
- 594,947 booster doses.
Vaccines administered on Tuesday:
- 1495 first doses
- 3812 second doses
- 646 third primary doses
- 45,984 booster doses.
Total Māori vaccine rate:
- 504,183 first doses - 88 percent
- 470,807 second doses - 82 percent.
Total Pasifika vaccine rate:
- 273,091 first doses - 95 percent
- 263,029 second doses - 92 percent.
DHBs still to reach 90 percent fully vaccinated milestone
Northland:
- First doses: 89 percent of eligible people vaccinated, 1767 remaining to 90 percent first doses
- Second doses: 85 percent, 7889 remaining.
Lakes:
- First doses: 92 percent
- Second doses: 89 percent, 1218 remaining.
Tairāwhiti:
- First doses: 92 percent
- Second doses: 87 percent, 1138 remaining.
Whanganui:
- First doses 91 percent
- Second doses: 88 percent, 1253 remaining.
West Coast:
- First doses: 92 percent
- Second doses: 89 percent, 359 remaining.
Remaining DHBs that are more than 90 percent fully vaccinated:
- Waitematā: 94 percent fully vaccinated
- Auckland: 97 percent
- Counties Manukau: 93 percent
- Waikato: 91 percent
- Bay of Plenty: 91 percent
- Taranaki: 91 percent
- Hawke's Bay: 92 percent
- MidCentral: 93 percent
- Capital and Coast: 96 percent
- Hutt Valley: 94 percent
- Wairarapa: 93 percent
- Nelson Marlborough: 93 percent
- Canterbury: 96 percent
- South Canterbury: 92 percent
- Southern: 95 percent.
Hospitalisations
There are 31 COVID-positive people in hospital. Of these, 13 are in Middlemore, 11 in Auckland City, four in Tauranga, two in North Shore, and one in Waikato.
Two people are in an intensive care or high dependency unit - one each in Middlemore and Tauranga.
The average age of hospitalisations is 56.
The vaccination status of current hospitalisations - which only includes hospitalised patients in Northland and the three Auckland DHBs - is:
- Unvaccinated or not eligible: eight cases or 32 percent
- Partially immunised, meaning it's less than seven days after second dose or has only received one dose: six cases or 24 percent
- Fully vaccinated for at least seven days before being reported as a case: 10 cases or 40 percent
- Unknown: one case or 4 percent.
