No deaths have been reported in the southern region but 22 people have died nationally with the disease.
There are 7612 new community cases reported nationally and 797 hospitalisations.
Twenty people are in intensive care or a high-dependency unit.
The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 753 compared to 582 last week.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 9689, compared with 9281 this time last week.
The 22 new publicly recorded deaths, takes the total number of deaths with Covid to 1849.
Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today: five were from Auckland region, two were from Waikato, one was from Bay of Plenty, three were from MidCentral, one was from Whanganui, four were from Wellington region, six were from Canterbury/West Coast.
Five were in their 60s, two were in their 70s, seven were in their 80s and eight were aged over 90. Of these people, nine were women and 13 were men.
The seven-day rolling average of reported deaths has climbed to 23.
Cases in hospital: total number 797: Northland: 27; Waitematā: 135; Counties Manukau: 54; Auckland: 91; Waikato: 64; Bay of Plenty: 43; Lakes: 19; Hawke’s Bay: 32; MidCentral: 31; Whanganui: 20; Taranaki: 13; Tairawhiti: 6; Wairarapa: 7; Capital & Coast/Hutt: 55; Nelson Marlborough: 13; Canterbury/West Coast: 138; South Canterbury: 10; Southern: 39.
The average age of hospitalisations is 64 years old.
