COVID-19: Case demographics

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

Last updated 1pm 08 August 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 08 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 210 334,128
Pacific peoples 207 293,147
Asian 768 421,303
European/other 1,684 1,355,415
Unknown 17 119,650
Total 2,886 2,523,643

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 13 755 0 768 26.6%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 6 139 2 147 5.1%
European or Other 12 1507 18 1537 53.3%
Unknown 1 16 0 17 0.6%
Total 32 2828 26 2886 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 6 150 0 156 5.4%
10 to 19 3 240 0 243 8.4%
20 to 29 3 686 0 689 23.9%
30 to 39 5 588 0 593 20.5%
40 to 49 11 406 0 417 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 32 2828 26 2886 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 12 1394 12 1418 49%
Male 20 1432 14 1466 51%
Unknown 0 2 0 2 0%
Total 32 2828 26 2886 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 19 3
50 to 59 31 4
60 to 69 26 4
70 to 79 18 4
80 to 89 8 0
90+ 4 0
Total 135 19

Cases in hospital and in intensive care by sex 

Sex Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
Female 67 6
Male 68 13
Total 135 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 08 August 2021.

COVID-19 case details through 08 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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