COVID-19: Case demographics

Full details of the confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.

Last updated 1pm 29 July 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 29 July 2021 unless otherwise stated.

Data is collected from the EpiSurv database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.

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COVID-19 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity
  Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 210 327,686
Pacific peoples 207 287,427
Asian 761 411,327
European/other 1,673 1,322,635
Unknown 16 116,736
Total 2,867 2,465,811

Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.

Cases by ethnicity

COVID-19 cases by ethnicity - the table following this image contains relevant data

Cases of COVID-19 by ethnicity
Ethnicity* Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases since first case Percentage of all cases
Māori 0 205 5 210 7.3%
Pacific peoples 4 202 1 207 7.2%
Asian 25 736 0 761 26.5%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 5 135 2 142 5%
European or Other 12 1501 18 1531 53.4%
Unknown 0 16 0 16 0.6%
Total 46 2795 26 2867 100%

* The prioritised ethnicity classification system is used in this table and below. This means each person is allocated to a single ethnic group, based on the ethnic groups they identify with. Where people identify with more than one group, they are assigned in this order of priority: Māori, Pacific Peoples, Asian, and European/Other. So, if a person identifies as being Māori and New Zealand European, the person is counted as Māori. See Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.

The data categorized by ethnicity come from National Health Index (NHI) data collection, linked to data held in the EpiSurv database.


COVID-19 by age and sex

Cases by age

COVID-19 cases by age - the table after this image contains relevant data

COVID-19 cases by age group
Age group Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
0 to 9 6 147 0 153 5.3%
10 to 19 0 239 0 239 8.3%
20 to 29 10 676 0 686 23.9%
30 to 39 7 583 0 590 20.6%
40 to 49 9 403 0 412 14.4%
50 to 59 10 384 3 397 13.8%
60 to 69 2 241 3 246 8.6%
70 to 79 2 92 7 101 3.5%
80 to 89 0 26 8 34 1.2%
90+ 0 4 5 9 0.3%
Total 46 2795 26 2867 100%

Cases by sex

Total cases of COVID-19 by sex
Sex Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
Female 14 1384 12 1410 49%
Male 32 1409 14 1455 51%
Unknown 0 2 0 2 0%
Total 46 2795 26 2867 100%

Cases by hospitalisation and intensive care

Cases in hospital and in intensive care (ICU) by age 

Age group Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
0 to 9 1 0
10 to 19 3 1
20 to 29 7 1
30 to 39 18 2
40 to 49 17 3
50 to 59 31 4
60 to 69 25 4
70 to 79 18 4
80 to 89 8 0
90+ 4 0
Total 132 19

Cases in hospital and in intensive care by sex 

Sex Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
Female 66 6
Male 66 13
Total 132 19

Note: To protect privacy ICU status has not been updated since June 15, 2021


Details of past cases

We publish details about every person with COVID-19 (confirmed or probable) in a downloadable spreadsheet below. For privacy reasons, this data only includes:

  • Date potential case was notified
  • Sex of case
  • Age group of case
  • DHB where the case lives - listed as "Managed isolation & quarantine" for border cases
  • If the case is related to overseas travel

This file covers all cases from 26 February 2020 to 29 July 2021.

COVID-19 case details through 29 July 2021 (CSV, 203 KB)

Researchers can request detailed data on COVID-19 in New Zealand by sending an email to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 Response and Coordination team - [email protected]

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