The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,463 new cases of COVID-19 in the community, 1000 hospitalisations and nine deaths.
Monday's data comes as Cabinet considers how vaccine passes, mandates and the traffic light system will be used as we come off the Omicron peak.
What you need to know:
- There were 14,463 new community COVID cases recorded on Monday
- There have been nine deaths of people with COVID-19, including an individual in their 20s.
- Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (422), Auckland (3,279), Waikato (1,401), Bay of Plenty (893), Lakes (457), Hawke’s Bay (796), MidCentral (657), Whanganui (209), Taranaki (473), Tairāwhiti (259), Wairarapa (222), Capital and Coast (951), Hutt Valley (583), Nelson Marlborough (404), Canterbury (2,267), South Canterbury (191), Southern (950), West Coast (39); Unknown (10)
- There are 1000 people in hospital, including 33 in ICU
- The average age of current hospitalisations: 58
- Locations of hospitalisations: Northland: 33; North Shore: 173; Middlemore: 221; Auckland: 200; Waikato: 76; Bay of Plenty: 38; Lakes: 12; Tairāwhiti: 5, Hawke’s Bay: 31; Taranaki: 7; Whanganui: 6; MidCentral: 20; Hutt Valley: 23; Capital & Coast: 51; Wairarapa: 7; Nelson Marlborough: 11; Canterbury: 60; South Canterbury: 1; Southern: 25
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 59
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (107 cases / 18%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (17 cases / 3%); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (206 cases / 35%); Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (226 cases / 38%); unknown (38 cases / 6%)
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 32
These live updates have now ended.
1:15pm - Four million New Zealanders are now double-vaccinated against COVID-19. That is more than 95 percent of those over the age of 12.
"I'd like to reiterate our thanks to everyone who has chosen to make themselves and their whānau safer by getting vaccinated," says Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
"I can't emphasise enough that getting boosted provides the best protection against the Omicron variant."
Across New Zealand, 3,509,497 have now had their booster, which is 73% of those that have become due. More than 950,000 people can and should get their booster as soon as they can.
1:10pm -
Vaccinations administered in New Zealand
- Vaccines administered to date: 4,024,487 first doses; 3,971,936 second doses; 34,230 third primary doses; 2,552,901 booster doses: 256,984 paediatric first doses and 40,430 paediatric second doses
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 114 first doses; 142 second doses; 4 third primary doses; 2,244 booster doses; 217 paediatric first doses and 3,177 paediatric second doses
People vaccinated
- All Ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,053,544 first dose (96.3%); 4,000,401 second dose (95%), 2,552,090 boosted (72.7% of those eligible)
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 519,947 first dose (91.1%); 501,934 second dose (87.9%), 225,392 boosted (58.6% of those eligible)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 281,265 first dose (98.1%); 276,028 second dose (96.3%), 134,426 boosted (59.5% of those eligible)
- 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 256,088 first dose (53.8%); 39,594 second dose (8.3%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 39,955 first dose (34.6%); 4,547 second dose (3.9%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,113 first dose (46.8%); 2,196 second dose (4.4%)
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 (90.1%); second dose (87.9%); boosted (69.5%)
- Auckland Metro DHB: first dose (97.2%); second dose (96.1%); boosted (71%)
- Waikato DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (68.3%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (68.5%)
- Lakes DHB: first dose (93.3%); second dose (91.4%); boosted (68.8%)
- MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (74.4%)
- Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (93.2%); second dose (90.8%); boosted (69.5%)
- Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.9%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (73.8%)
- Hawke’s Bay DHB: first dose (97%); second dose (95.3%); boosted (72.5%)
- Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.1%); boosted (70.2%)
- Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (74.9%)
- Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (81.1%)
- Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.6%); second dose (95.5%); boosted (77.1%)
- Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (75.9%)
- West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91%); boosted (73.8%)
- Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.6%); second dose (98.6%); boosted (75.7%)
- South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.9%); second dose (93.8%); boosted (76.6%)
- Southern DHB: first dose (98.1%); second dose (96.9%); boosted (75%)
*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
Percentages are based on 2020 HSU data - a health-specific population denominator. As the population continues to change over time, coverage rates can exceed 100%.
Hospitalisations*
- Cases in hospital: total number 1000: Northland: 33; North Shore: 173; Middlemore: 221; Auckland: 200; Waikato: 76; Bay of Plenty: 38; Lakes: 12; Tairāwhiti: 5, Hawke’s Bay: 31; Taranaki: 7; Whanganui: 6; MidCentral: 20; Hutt Valley: 23; Capital & Coast: 51; Wairarapa: 7; Nelson Marlborough: 11; Canterbury: 60; South Canterbury: 1; Southern: 25
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 59
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 33
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (107 cases / 18%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (17 cases / 3%); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (206 cases / 35%); Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (226 cases / 38%); unknown (38 cases / 6%)
*The figures show that just under 3% of people aged 12 and over in the Northern Region have had no doses of the vaccine, while of those aged 12 and over in Northland and Auckland hospitals with COVID-19 for whom we have vaccination status recorded, 16.7% have had no doses of the vaccine and are over five times over-represented in our hospitalisation figures.
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 17,124
- Number of new community cases: 14,463
- Number of new community cases (PCR): 239
- Number of new community cases (RAT): 14,224
- Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (422), Auckland (3,279), Waikato (1,401), Bay of Plenty (893), Lakes (457), Hawke’s Bay (796), MidCentral (657), Whanganui (209), Taranaki (473), Tairāwhiti (259), Wairarapa (222), Capital and Coast (951), Hutt Valley (583), Nelson Marlborough (404), Canterbury (2,267), South Canterbury (191), Southern (950), West Coast (39); Unknown (10)
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 32
- Number of active community cases (total): 119,860 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 496,567
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): 1,520
- Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 29,618
- PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,747
- PCR Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days as of 21/03/22): 14.3 million
1:05pm - The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,463 cases, 1000 hospitalisations (33 people are in ICU), and nine deaths.
"These deaths take the total number of publicly reported COVID related deaths to 184 and the 7-day rolling average of reported deaths to 10," the ministry says.
"Of these nine people who have died, five are from Auckland region, two from Waikato, and one from Wairarapa and one from Bay of Plenty.
"One of these people was in their 20s, one in their 60s, one in their 70s, two in their eighties and four in their nineties.
"Five were men and four were women.
"Our thoughts are with their family and friends at this sad time.
"Out of respect, we will be making no further comment."
12:55pm - Epidemiologist Rod Jackson says it is too early to be dropping mandates while New Zealand is at its peak of COVID-19 cases.
Cabinet will meet on Monday afternoon to review New Zealand's current COVID-19 restrictions.
On AM's panel, Jackson said it's two to four weeks too early to drop any public health measures.
"We are not over this yet and if you look all around the world some countries go up and then all the way down, other counties stay up. We don't want to be in a yo-yo situation."
12:50pm - As we wait for Monday's figures, here's a look at the situation after Sunday's data:
12:35pm - If you wanted to know what Cabinet will be considering on Monday afternoon about vaccine passes and mandates, the Prime Minister dropped some hints on AM in the morning.
Also, Newshub Nation understands vaccine passes will likely be ditched by April 13, when Australian tourists can arrive in New Zealand, while mandates are likely to be dropped for most professions, but kept for health workers and in aged care.
12:30pm - Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live updates for Monday.
Cabinet is on Monday afternoon reviewing our current COVID-19 restrictions. While no announcement is expected until Wednesday, ministers will likely be examining the latest data from the Ministry of Health regarding vaccinations, cases and hospitalisations.
That data will be released to the public sometime after 1pm and Newshub will bring that to you as soon as it is in.
