COVID-19: Case demographics

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

Last updated 1pm 27 September 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 27 September 2021 unless otherwise stated.

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

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August 2021 community cluster demographics

Total number of cases: 1,177

Number of cases by sex

Sex Number of cases Percentage of Total
Female 608 52%
Male 567 48%
Unknown 2 0%

Number of cases by age group

Age group Number of cases Percentage of Total
0 to 9 206 17.5%
10 to 19 270 22.9%
20 to 29 292 24.8%
30 to 39 107 9.1%
40 to 49 121 10.3%
50 to 59 114 9.7%
60 to 69 41 3.5%
70+ 26 2.2%
Unknown 0 0%

Number of cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Number of cases Percentage of Total
Māori 180 15.3%
Pacific peoples 786 66.8%
Asian 94 8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 14 1.2%
European or Other 90 7.6%
Unknown 13 1.1%

* 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 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity
  Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 392 436,240
Pacific peoples 999 411,266
Asian 934 572,439
European/other 1,837 1,777,718
Unknown 32 138,872
Total 4,194 3,336,535

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 76 310 6 392 9.3%
Pacific peoples 99 899 1 999 23.8%
Asian 12 922 0 934 22.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 7 163 2 172 4.1%
European or Other 15 1632 18 1665 39.7%
Unknown 13 19 0 32 0.8%
Total 222 3945 27 4194 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 44 333 0 377 9%
10 to 19 45 480 0 525 12.5%
20 to 29 46 975 0 1021 24.3%
30 to 39 22 706 0 728 17.4%
40 to 49 31 521 0 552 13.2%
50 to 59 17 505 3 525 12.5%
60 to 69 11 281 3 295 7%
70 to 79 6 113 7 126 3%
80 to 89 0 27 8 35 0.8%
90+ 0 4 6 10 0.2%
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0%
Total 222 3945 27 4194 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 106 1951 13 2070 49%
Male 114 1992 14 2120 51%
Unknown 2 2 0 4 0%
Total 222 3945 27 4194 100%

Cases by hospitalisation and intensive care

Cases who have been in hospital and in intensive care (ICU) by age 

Age group Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
0 to 9 4 0
10 to 19 7 1
20 to 29 23 1
30 to 39 34 2
40 to 49 45 3
50 to 59 56 4
60 to 69 37 4
70 to 79 32 4
80 to 89 8 0
90+ 5 0
Total 251 19

Cases who have been in hospital and in intensive care by sex 

Sex Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
Female 128 6
Male 122 13
Total 251 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 27 September 2021.

COVID-19 case details through 27 September 2021 (CSV, 293 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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