There are 473 new cases of Covid-19 in Canterbury today and a child under 10 is among 13 more deaths linked to the virus in New Zealand.
The Ministry of Health reported 4006 new community cases in New Zealand today, including 69 in South Canterbury. There are 654 people in hospital with the virus, including 16 in intensive care, 107 in Canterbury DHB hospitals and 27 in South Canterbury hospitals.
Health officials have also reported a further 13 Covid-related deaths - including a child under the age of 10. One death was announced in Canterbury today.
Of the other deaths, five were people from Auckland, two were from Waikato, one was from Bay of Plenty, two were from Hawke's Bay, one was from Taranaki, and one person was from the Southern region.
One of these people was aged under 10. One person was aged in their 60s, three were in their 70s, two were in their 80s and six were aged over 90. Six were female and seven were male.
There have now been 1638 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, the ministry said.
Today's 654 people in hospital are being treated in Northland: 36; Waitematā: 61; Counties Manukau: 51; Auckland: 75; Waikato: 60; Bay of Plenty: 30; Lakes: 17; Hawke's Bay: 32; MidCentral: 21; Whanganui: 13; Taranaki: 22; Tairāwhiti: 2; Wairarapa: 5; Capital, Coast: 23; Hutt: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 20; Canterbury: 107; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 27; Southern: 35.
The average age of current Covid hospitalisations is 63.
-Star News and NZ Herald
