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Last updated 2pm 27 January 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 26 January 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1,510,743 22,511 514
Male 1,202,970 22,545 814
Unknown 2,845 15 1
Total 2,716,558 45,071 1,329

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 228,204 4,914 94
10 to 19 333,296 1,227 32
20 to 29 439,573 2,247 30
30 to 39 456,488 2,786 77
40 to 49 390,438 2,865 127
50 to 59 349,615 4,253 192
60 to 69 262,646 6,134 304
70+ 256,249 20,645 473
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2,716,558 45,071 1,329

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 390,264 7,211 278
Pacific Peoples 206,641 4,797 164
Asian 385,703 4,276 99
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 45,979 705 11
European or Other 1,671,137 27,980 771
Unknown 16,834 102 6
Total 2,716,558 45,071 1,329

 

*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 or Other. So, if a person identifies as being Māori and New Zealand European, the person is counted as Māori. 

Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources 

The data categorized by ethnicity come from National Health Index (NHI) data collection, linked to data held in the EpiSurv database.

Case demographics - all COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity

Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 390,264 1,273,007
Pacific Peoples 206,641 983,928
Asian 385,703 1,365,832
European or Other 1,717,116 4,407,457
Unknown 16,834 367,137
Total 2,716,558 8,397,361

 

Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.

Cases by ethnicity

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Cases of COVID-19 by ethnicity

Ethnicity Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases since first case Percentage of all cases
Māori 83 389,778 403 390,264 14.4%
Pacific Peoples 57 206,363 221 206,641 7.6%
Asian 88 385,441 174 385,703 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 8 45,951 20 45,979 1.7%
European or Other 482 1,666,943 3,712 1,671,137 61.5%
Unknown 1 16,818 15 16,834 0.6%
Total 719 2,711,294 4,545 2,716,558 100%

COVID-19 by age and sex

Cases by age

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COVID-19 cases by age group

Age group Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
0 to 9 45 228,146 13 228,204 8.4%
10 to 19 14 333,278 4 333,296 12.3%
20 to 29 69 439,491 13 439,573 16.2%
30 to 39 108 456,349 31 456,488 16.8%
40 to 49 79 390,298 61 390,438 14.4%
50 to 59 119 349,354 142 349,615 12.9%
60 to 69 115 262,169 362 262,646 9.7%
70 to 79 88 161,339 908 162,335 6%
80 to 89 60 72,752 1,705 74,517 2.7%
90+ 22 18,069 1,306 19,397 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 719 2,711,294 4,545 2,716,558 100%

Cases by sex

Total cases of COVID-19 by sex

Sex Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
Female 4,930 1,508,180 2,133 1,510,743 56%
Male 288 1,200,278 2,404 1,202,970 44%
Unknown 1 2,836 8 2,845 0%
Total 719 2,711,294 4,545 2,716,558 100%

Details of COVID-19 deaths

All deaths where someone has died within 28 days of being reported as having a positive test result for COVID-19 are now reported. This approach is in-line with that taken by other countries — such as the United Kingdom — and it ensures that all cases of COVID-19 who die are formally recorded to help provide an accurate assessment of the impact of COVID-19.

In many instances, further investigation will provide more information about the contribution of COVID-19 to their death.

This contribution can range from death not related, for instance someone with COVID-19 who dies in a car accident; to COVID-19 being a contributing cause, for example when someone dies with an existing health condition combined with COVID-19; and to COVID-19 being recorded as the cause of death.

Deaths that are still being investigated are reported as still to be classified.

Note: The "Unknown" column is currently not included in the table, yet is reflected in the row total count. We are currently reviewing our public facing COVID-19 reporting to also include 'Unknown'.

Age and ethnicity of deaths within 28 days of being reported as a case

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 167 69 45 274 558
60 to 69 141 64 24 374 609
70 to 79 173 91 62 1,097 1,426
80 to 89 142 101 108 2,107 2,461
90+ 47 33 43 1,572 1,697
Total 670 358 282 5,424 6,751

Age and ethnicity of deaths where COVID-19 is officially coded as the underlying cause

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 38 20 13 39 110
60 to 69 39 24 8 120 193
70 to 79 65 25 25 412 529
80 to 89 62 38 51 954 1,106
90+ 25 20 19 851 917
Total 229 127 116 2,376 2,855

Details of past cases

We publish details about every person with COVID-19 (confirmed or probable) in a downloadable spreadsheet. For privacy reasons, this data only includes:

  • date potential case was notified
  • sex of case
  • age group of case
  • district where the case lives — listed as "Managed isolation & quarantine" for border cases
  • if the case is related to overseas travel.

This data covers all cases from 26 February 2020 to 27 January 2025 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

COVID-19 Data GitHub repository - Ministry of Health

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 COVID-19Response@health.govt.nz

Please note that all data and statistics relating to COVID-19 vaccinations are available on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. This page is updated weekly at 1pm on Wednesday.

COVID-19 vaccine data