COVID-19: Case demographics

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

Last updated 1pm 23 April 2021.

All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 23 April 2021 unless otherwise stated.

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

The next update to the data on this page will take place on Sunday, 25 April.

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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 203 276,319
Pacific peoples 194 236,386
Asian 612 322,400
European/other 1,578 1,067,246
Unknown 13 90,356
Total 2,600 1,992,707

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 1 197 5 203 7.8%
Pacific peoples 1 192 1 194 7.5%
Asian 20 592 0 612 23.5%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 6 111 2 119 4.6%
European or Other 4 1437 18 1459 56.1%
Unknown 0 13 0 13 0.5%
Total 32 2542 26 2600 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 4 121 0 125 4.8%
10 to 19 1 226 0 227 8.7%
20 to 29 6 622 0 628 24.2%
30 to 39 12 509 0 521 20%
40 to 49 6 359 0 365 14%
50 to 59 2 356 3 361 13.9%
60 to 69 1 231 3 235 9%
70 to 79 0 89 7 96 3.7%
80 to 89 0 25 8 33 1.3%
90+ 0 4 5 9 0.3%
Total 32 2542 26 2600 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 15 1305 12 1332 51%
Male 17 1237 14 1268 49%
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0%
Total 32 2542 26 2600 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 17 1
40 to 49 17 3
50 to 59 29 4
60 to 69 24 4
70 to 79 18 4
80 to 89 8 0
90+ 4 0
Total 128 18

Cases in hospital and in intensive care by sex 

Sex Total people hospitalised Total people in ICU
Female 66 6
Male 62 12
Total 128 18

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 23 April 2021.

COVID-19 case details through 23 April 2021 (CSV, 173 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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