Information about confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.
Last updated 1pm 23 August 2021.
All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 23 August 2021 unless otherwise stated.
Data is collected from the EpiSurv database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.
On this page:
Current situation
| New cases reported during the past 24 hours | 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| Active cases | At the border | 47 |
| In the community | 107 | |
| Under investigation/other | 0 | |
| Total | 154 | |
| Most recent case reported | 23 August 2021 | |
| Most recent case reported due to community transmission (spread within our communities) | 23 August 2021 | |
| COVID-19 cases | Change in last 24 hours | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 38 | 154 |
| Recovered | 0 | 2874 |
| Deceased | 0 | 26 |
Case details
| Change in last 24 hours | Total at present | Total since first NZ case | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 38 | 154 | 2698 |
| Probable | 0 | 0 | 356 |
| Total | 38 | 154 | 3054 |
| Change in last 24 hours | Total at present | |
|---|---|---|
| In managed facilities | 14 | 92 |
| In hospital | 2 | 8 |
| At home or in self-isolation | 11 | 22 |
| Not in isolation | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 11 | 32 |
Note:At current case levels, to protect privacy, only limited data will be provided about hospitalisations.
| Change in last 24 hours | Total at present | |
|---|---|---|
| People who travelled internationally and were diagnosed in managed facilities at the border | 2 | 46 |
| People in close contact with someone who caught COVID-19 while overseas | 0 | 0 |
| Caught COVID-19 from someone locally | 14 | 36 |
| Caught COVID-19 within NZ, but source is unknown | 0 | 1 |
| Under investigation | 22 | 71 |
| 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. |
More information
- Find out more about the spread of COVID-19 in New Zealand
- See detailed information on numbers of people currently in managed facilities
Cases reported each day
Daily confirmed and probable cases
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
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).
| Location | Active | Recovered | Deceased | Total | Change in last 24 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 25 | 225 | 1 | 251 | 7 |
| Bay of Plenty | 0 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Canterbury | 0 | 156 | 12 | 168 | 0 |
| Capital and Coast | 8 | 94 | 2 | 104 | 2 |
| Counties Manukau | 35 | 231 | 1 | 267 | 13 |
| Hawke's Bay | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Hutt Valley | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Lakes | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mid Central | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 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 | 193 | 2 | 195 | 0 |
| Wairarapa | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Waitematā | 39 | 296 | 4 | 339 | 13 |
| West Coast | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Whanganui | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Managed Isolation & Quarantine | 47 | 1164 | 1 | 1212 | 3 |
| Total | 154 | 2874 | 26 | 3054 | 38 |
Note: we cannot give detailed information about cases in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.