COVID-19: Current cases

Information about confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.

Last updated 1pm 08 April 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 08 April 2021 unless otherwise stated.

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

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Current situation

Summary
New cases reported during the past 24 hours 24
Active cases At the border 95
In the community 0
Under investigation/other 0
Total 95
Most recent case reported 07 April 2021
Most recent case reported due to community transmission (spread within our communities) 28 February 2021
All case outcomes since first New Zealand case
COVID-19 cases Change in last 24 hours Total
Active 14 95
Recovered 10 2434
Deceased 0 26

Case details

Number of active cases
  Change in last 24 hours Total at present Total since first NZ case
Confirmed 14 95 2199
Probable 0 0 356
Total 14 95 2555
Location of active cases
  Change in last 24 hours Total at present
In managed facilities 13 93
In hospital (not ICU) 0 0
In ICU 0 0
At home or in self-isolation 1 1
Not in isolation 0 0
Unknown 0 1*

Note: * This relates to a mariner who tested positive whilst on board a shipping vessel. There has been no information provided by the ship as to the health status of the mariner and the mariner has no plans to return to NZ.

Source of active cases
  Change in last 24 hours Total at present
People who travelled internationally and were diagnosed in managed facilities at the border 13 94
People in close contact with someone who caught COVID-19 while overseas 0 0
Caught COVID-19 from someone locally 0 0
Caught COVID-19 within NZ, but source is unknown 0 0
Under investigation 1 1
Definitions
Active case - confirmed Confirmed cases are people that have been tested, and the test confirms they have COVID-19 (ie, a positive test). For more details, see the COVID-19 case definition.
Active case - probable A probable case is when someone is diagnosed based on their exposure to other people with COVID-19 and on their symptoms. 
In managed facilities In managed isolation or quarantine facilities; hospitalisation not needed  
Recovered Recovered cases are people who had the virus, where at least 10 days have passed since their symptoms started and they have not had symptoms for 72 hours, and they have been cleared by the health professional responsible for their monitoring.

 

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Cases reported each day

Daily confirmed and probable cases

Total confirmed and probable cases over time
New COVID-19 cases reported each day

 

This graph shows the count of all cases of COVID-19 every day (all cases - active, recovered and deceased) since the first New Zealand case in late February 2020. The graph shows the rapidly increasing number of cases day-by-day from late March until the rate slowed through April as the restrictions during Alert Levels 4 and 3 took hold. The number of active cases increased rapidly until mid-April, peaked in early-April during Alert Level 4, and then decreased to low levels of active cases remaining each day from late-May, mainly at the border isolation facilities. Cases increased again from mid-August due to the Auckland August cluster.


COVID-19 by location

Total cases by DHB

Total cases of COVID-19 by DHB

 

This bar graph shows the total cases and their status by District Health Board (DHB) and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

The Managed Isolation and Quarantine data group shows the number of cases in managed isolation or quarantine facilities. They are not included in the DHB totals. Before 17 June, people in managed isolation or quarantine facilities were included in the total of the relevant DHB.

Managed isolation and quarantine facilities are located in Auckland (Auckland DHB), Hamilton (Waikato DHB), Rotorua (Lakes DHB), Wellington (Capital and Coast DHB) and Christchurch (Canterbury DHB).

Total cases by location
Location Active Recovered Deceased Total Change in last 24 hours
Auckland 0 225 1 226 0
Bay of Plenty 0 48 0 48 0
Canterbury 0 156 12 168 0
Capital and Coast 0 94 2 96 0
Counties Manukau 0 231 1 232 0
Hawke's Bay 0 44 0 44 0
Hutt Valley 0 24 0 24 0
Lakes 0 16 0 16 0
Mid Central 0 32 0 32 0
Nelson Marlborough 0 49 0 49 0
Northland 0 28 0 28 0
South Canterbury 0 17 0 17 0
Southern 0 215 2 217 0
Tairāwhiti 0 4 0 4 0
Taranaki 0 16 0 16 0
Waikato 0 194 2 196 0
Wairarapa 0 8 0 8 0
Waitematā 0 296 4 300 0
West Coast 0 4 1 5 0
Whanganui 0 9 0 9 0
Managed Isolation & Quarantine 95 724 1 820 24
Total 95 2434 26 2555 24


Note: we cannot give detailed information about cases in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

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