COVID-19: Current cases

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

Last updated 4:15pm 01 September 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 01 September 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 77*
Active cases At the border 42
In the community 682
Under investigation/other 0
Total 724
Most recent case reported 01 September 2021
Most recent case reported due to community transmission (spread within our communities) 01 September 2021

*One duplicate case was removed in the last 24 hours, so the total number of cases has increased by 76.

All case outcomes since first New Zealand case
COVID-19 cases Change in last 24 hours Total
Active 73 724
Recovered 3 2895
Deceased 0 26

 

Case details

Number of active cases
  Change in last 24 hours Total at present Total since first NZ case
Confirmed 72 723 3288
Probable 1 1 357
Total 73 724 3645
Location of active cases
  Change in last 24 hours Total at present
In managed facilities 27 300
In hospital -3 33
At home or in self-isolation 11 87
Not in isolation 0 0
Other 30 286

Note: At current case levels, to protect privacy, only limited data will be provided about hospitalisations. Hospitaliation data is based on "Covid Hospital Questionnaire Summary" by 9:30 am

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 0 42
People in close contact with someone who caught COVID-19 while overseas 0 0
Caught COVID-19 from someone locally 39 414
Caught COVID-19 within NZ, but source is unknown 0 1
Under investigation 34 267
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 130 227 1 358 12
Bay of Plenty 0 48 0 48 0
Canterbury 0 156 12 168 0
Capital and Coast 16 94 2 112 1
Counties Manukau 372 232 1 605 32
Hawke's Bay 0 44 0 44 0
Hutt Valley 0 24 0 24 0
Lakes 0 16 0 16 0
Mid Central 1* 33 0 34 1
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 163 299 4 466 30
West Coast 0 4 1 5 0
Whanganui 0 9 0 9 0
Managed Isolation & Quarantine 42 1179 1 1222 0
Total 724 2895 26 3645 76

* This case has since been determined to be a historical case already reported overseas. It will be removed from our numbers tomorrow.

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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