In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Health said nationally, there were 9953 community cases, 767 current hospitalisations, and 32 deaths.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 9161.
The number of publicly reported deaths with Covid now stands at 1927 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 25.
Eight deaths formally listed in our overall tally have today been removed after being assessed as not dying from the virus.
The latest deaths occurred in the period since March 26.
Six were from the Southern DHB region, two from Canterbury, seven from Northland, five from Auckland, three from Bay of Plenty, two each from Taranaki and Nelson Marlborough, and one each from Waikato, Lakes, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington.
Two people were aged in their 60s, six in their 70s, 11 in their 80s and 13 were aged over 90. Of these people, 18 were women and 14 were men.
Hospitalisations
Total number 767: Northland: 26; Waitematā: 84; Counties Manukau: 58; Auckland: 105; Waikato: 70; Bay of Plenty: 43; Lakes: 21; Hawke’s Bay: 33; MidCentral: 32; Whanganui: 15; Taranaki: 14; Tairāwhiti: 5; Wairarapa: 8; Capital & Coast: 31; Hutt Valley: 19; Nelson Marlborough: 15; Canterbury: 130; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 11; Southern: 46.
Twenty people are being treated in intensive care or a high dependency unit today.
Community cases
