COVID-19: Case demographics

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

Last updated 1pm 06 August 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 06 August 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 210 332,996
Pacific peoples 207 292,169
Asian 767 419,534
European/other 1,680 1,349,446
Unknown 16 119,213
Total 2,880 2,513,358

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 0 206 1 207 7.2%
Asian 11 756 0 767 26.6%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 3 139 2 144 5%
European or Other 11 1507 18 1536 53.3%
Unknown 0 16 0 16 0.6%
Total 25 2829 26 2880 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 5 150 0 155 5.4%
10 to 19 0 240 0 240 8.3%
20 to 29 2 686 0 688 23.9%
30 to 39 5 588 0 593 20.6%
40 to 49 9 407 0 416 14.4%
50 to 59 2 393 3 398 13.8%
60 to 69 1 243 3 247 8.6%
70 to 79 1 92 7 100 3.5%
80 to 89 0 26 8 34 1.2%
90+ 0 4 5 9 0.3%
Total 25 2829 26 2880 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 8 1394 12 1414 49%
Male 17 1433 14 1464 51%
Unknown 0 2 0 2 0%
Total 25 2829 26 2880 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 18 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 133 19

Cases in hospital and in intensive care by sex 

Sex Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
Female 66 6
Male 67 13
Total 133 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 06 August 2021.

COVID-19 case details through 06 August 2021 (CSV, 205 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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