Full details of the confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.
Last updated 1pm 21 August 2021.
All data on this page is as at 9:00 am on 21 August 2021 unless otherwise stated.
Data is collected from the EpiSurv database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.
On this page:
- COVID-19 and ethnicity
- COVID-19 by age and sex
- Cases by hospitalisation and intensive care
- Details of all cases
COVID-19 and ethnicity
| Total cases since first NZ case | Total tests for COVID-19 to date | |
|---|---|---|
| Māori | 210 | 348,757 |
| Pacific peoples | 247 | 305,761 |
| Asian | 801 | 443,139 |
| European/other | 1,714 | 1,432,469 |
| Unknown | 20 | 123,573 |
| Total | 2,992 | 2,653,699 |
Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.
Cases by ethnicity
| Ethnicity* | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases since first case | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māori | 0 | 205 | 5 | 210 | 7% |
| Pacific peoples | 40 | 206 | 1 | 247 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 19 | 782 | 0 | 801 | 26.8% |
| Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) | 10 | 142 | 2 | 154 | 5.1% |
| European or Other | 20 | 1522 | 18 | 1560 | 52.1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0.7% |
| Total | 93 | 2873 | 26 | 2992 | 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
| Age group | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 7 | 155 | 0 | 162 | 5.4% |
| 10 to 19 | 22 | 240 | 0 | 262 | 8.8% |
| 20 to 29 | 27 | 693 | 0 | 720 | 24.1% |
| 30 to 39 | 10 | 602 | 0 | 612 | 20.5% |
| 40 to 49 | 7 | 420 | 0 | 427 | 14.3% |
| 50 to 59 | 10 | 396 | 3 | 409 | 13.7% |
| 60 to 69 | 7 | 244 | 3 | 254 | 8.5% |
| 70 to 79 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 102 | 3.4% |
| 80 to 89 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 35 | 1.2% |
| 90+ | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.3% |
| Total | 93 | 2873 | 26 | 2992 | 100% |
Cases by sex
| Sex | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 48 | 1404 | 12 | 1464 | 49% |
| Male | 45 | 1467 | 14 | 1526 | 51% |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Total | 93 | 2873 | 26 | 2992 | 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 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 to 29 | 8 | 1 |
| 30 to 39 | 19 | 2 |
| 40 to 49 | 21 | 3 |
| 50 to 59 | 31 | 4 |
| 60 to 69 | 26 | 4 |
| 70 to 79 | 18 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 8 | 0 |
| 90+ | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 140 | 19 |
Cases in hospital and in intensive care by sex
| Sex | Total people hospitalised | Total people in ICU |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 69 | 6 |
| Male | 71 | 13 |
| Total | 140 | 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 21 August 2021.
COVID-19 case details through 21 August 2021 (CSV, 212 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]