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Last updated 2pm 8 September 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 7 September 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1523478 23450 552
Male 1210502 23583 874
Unknown 2884 14 1
Total 2736864 47047 1427

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 229207 5221 107
10 to 19 334167 1273 33
20 to 29 441314 2292 35
30 to 39 459208 2868 78
40 to 49 393279 2940 132
50 to 59 352747 4404 205
60 to 69 265512 6352 321
70+ 261381 21697 516
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2736864 47047 1427

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392579 7562 297
Pacific Peoples 207644 4931 171
Asian 387862 4466 106
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46259 743 13
European or Other 1685624 29240 834
Unknown 16896 105 6
Total 2736864 47047 1427

 

*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 392579 1,300,556
Pacific Peoples 207644 996,582
Asian 387862 1,379,073
European or Other 1731883 4,454,305
Unknown 16896 363,552
Total 2736864 8,494,068

 

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 45 392106 428 392579 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 9 207401 234 207644 7.6%
Asian 29 387647 186 387862 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 3 46235 21 46259 1.7%
European or Other 209 1681513 3902 1685624 61.6%
Unknown 0 16880 16 16896 0.6%
Total 295 2731782 4787 2736864 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 25 229168 14 229207 8.4%
10 to 19 9 334151 7 334167 12.2%
20 to 29 21 441280 13 441314 16.1%
30 to 39 34 459140 34 459208 16.8%
40 to 49 37 393175 67 393279 14.4%
50 to 59 40 352557 150 352747 12.9%
60 to 69 37 265086 389 265512 9.7%
70 to 79 44 163715 963 164722 6%
80 to 89 31 74612 1799 76442 2.8%
90+ 17 18849 1351 20217 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 295 2731782 4787 2736864 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 182 1521053 2243 1523478 56%
Male 113 1207854 2535 1210502 44%
Unknown 0 2875 9 2884 0%
Total 295 2731782 4787 2736864 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'.

Note: Due to a change in the underlying IT systems, deaths attributed to COVID-19 will no longer be reported with the same recency, and COVID-19 attributed deaths will now be reported from the Mortality Collections only. This ensures that deaths have undergone systemic checks and include coronial inquest findings, which is in line with the reporting of deaths from other diseases, including other scheduled Notifiable Diseases. From the 17th of July 2025 only deaths recorded in the Mortality Collection will be reported as COVID-19 attributed. The most recent data in the Mortality Collection is for 2022 which is preliminary - more information can be found on the Mortality Collection webpage.

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 59 173 73 45 290 585
60 to 69 150 68 25 398 647
70 to 79 188 94 69 1150 1504
80 to 89 150 102 116 2226 2598
90+ 47 34 50 1632 1765
Total 708 371 305 5696 7099

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 41 22 13 44 120
60 to 69 40 26 8 131 207
70 to 79 66 25 26 433 552
80 to 89 63 38 52 1014 1169
90+ 26 21 23 878 950
Total 236 132 122 2500 2998

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 25 August 2025 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

COVID-19 Data GitHub repository - Ministry of Health (external link)

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