The continued spread of COVID-19 to regions throughout New Zealand is a reminder that everyone needs to heed the advice that will help keep our communities as safe as possible. That includes ensuring you and your loved ones are fully vaccinated if eligible, that you wear a mask, keep a safe distance from people outside your bubble, and keep track of your movements outside your home.
COVID-19 vaccine update
- Total first and second vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 7,276,046: 3,819,221 first doses (91%); 3,456,825 second doses (82%)
- Total first and second vaccines administered yesterday: 20,408: 6,197 first doses; 14,211 second doses
- Māori (percentage of eligible people): 801,382: 445,283 first doses (78%); 356,099 second doses (62%)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people): 475,435: 254,312 first doses (89%); 221,123 second doses (77%)
- Total first and second vaccines administered to Auckland residents yesterday: 4,482: 1,230 first doses; 3,252 second doses
Vaccination rates by DHB (with active cases)
- Northland DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (83%); second dose (73%)
- Auckland metro DHBs (percentage of eligible people): First dose (93%); second dose (86%)
- Waikato DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (89%); second dose (80%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (87%); second dose (76%)
- Lakes DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (85%); second dose (75%)
- Taranaki DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (88%); second dose (77%)
- MidCentral DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (90%); second dose (80%)
- Wairarapa DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (90%); second dose (80%)
- Canterbury DHB (percentage of eligible people): First dose (94%); second dose (83%)
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: 85 (down from 88 yesterday – includes 2 case being assessed); North Shore (19); Middlemore (26); Auckland (35); Waitakere (1); Whangarei (1); Waikato (3)
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only; excludes people still being assessed and the Waikato cases)*:
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 51
- Cases in ICU or HDU: Six
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 191
- Number of new community cases **: 167
- Number of new cases identified at the border: One
- Location of new community cases: Northland (5), Auckland (142), Waikato (17), Bay of Plenty (1), Lakes (1), Canterbury (1)
- Location of community cases (total): Auckland 5,949 (2,019 of whom have recovered); Northland 54 (24 of whom have recovered); Waikato 282 (98 of whom have recovered); Bay of Plenty 1; Lakes 15; Taranaki 6; MidCentral 2; Wairarapa 2; Wellington 17 (all of whom have recovered);
- Nelson/Marlborough 1 (who has recovered); Canterbury 5 (3 of whom have recovered)
- Number of community cases (total): 6,334 (in current community outbreak)
- Confirmed cases (total): 9,090
- Historical cases *:
- Cases infectious in the community: 48 of 157 cases reported yesterday have exposure events
- Cases in isolation throughout the period they were infectious: 109 of 157 cases reported yesterday have no exposure events
- Cases epidemiologically linked *:
- Cases to be epidemiologically linked *:
- Cases epidemiologically linked (total) *:
Contacts
- Number of active contacts being managed (total):: 5,866
- Percentage who have received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 70%
- Percentage who have returned at least one result: 52%
Locations of interest
- Locations of interest (total): 99 (as at 12 noon 18 November)
Tests
- Number of tests (total): 4,572,209
- Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 34,182
- Tests processed in Auckland (last 24 hours): 15,810
- Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 28,857
- Testing centres in Auckland: 18
Wastewater
- Wastewater detections: There are no new unexpected detections
NZ COVID Tracer
- Registered users (total): 3,376,977
- Poster scans (total): 512,805,014
- Manual diary entries (total): 20,320,961
- Poster scans in 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,605,037
My Vaccine Pass
- Passes issued as at 9am today: 300,392
| Arrival date |
From |
Via |
Positive test day/reason |
Managed isolation/quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October |
Turkey |
United Arab Emirates |
Day 0 / routine |
Auckland |
* The Ministry of Health this morning experienced intermittent issues in accessing our COVID-19 database. While we have been able to retrieve high level numbers, some figures around contact tracing, vaccination statuses and infectious cases in the community are unavailable at this stage for today's statement. This issue is being addressed and the normal updates will be uploaded to the Ministry's website as soon as possible.
** One previously reported MIQ case has been reclassified as under investigation.
Deaths of two patients with COVID-19
Sadly, today we are reporting the deaths of two patients with COVID-19.
A woman in her 80s has died at Middlemore Hospital.
