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Last updated 2pm 13 October 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 12 October 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1524166 23475 554
Male 1210938 23655 874
Unknown 2886 14 1
Total 2737990 47144 1429

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 229284 5242 108
10 to 19 334208 1273 33
20 to 29 441424 2293 35
30 to 39 459355 2875 81
40 to 49 393415 2948 133
50 to 59 352897 4418 205
60 to 69 265672 6371 322
70+ 261686 21724 512
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2737990 47144 1429

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392754 7577 295
Pacific Peoples 207707 4936 172
Asian 387976 4477 107
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46268 742 13
European or Other 1686391 29307 836
Unknown 16894 105 6
Total 2737990 47144 1429

*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 392754 1,305,780
Pacific Peoples 207707 998,834
Asian 387976 1,381,979
European or Other 1732659 4,464,410
Unknown 16894 362,449
Total 2737990 8,513,452

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 14 392309 431 392754 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 3 207469 235 207707 7.6%
Asian 10 387779 187 387976 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 2 46245 21 46268 1.7%
European or Other 60 1682418 3913 1686391 61.6%
Unknown 0 16878 16 16894 0.6%
Total 89 2733098 4803 2737990 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 6 229264 14 229284 8.4%
10 to 19 5 334196 7 334208 12.2%
20 to 29 8 441401 15 441424 16.1%
30 to 39 13 459307 35 459355 16.8%
40 to 49 8 393339 68 393415 14.4%
50 to 59 15 352731 151 352897 12.9%
60 to 69 18 265265 389 265672 9.7%
70 to 79 11 163892 965 164868 6%
80 to 89 5 74752 1807 76564 2.8%
90+ 0 18902 1352 20254 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 89 2733098 4803 2737990 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 55 1521862 2249 1524166 56%
Male 34 1208359 2545 1210938 44%
Unknown 0 2877 9 2886 0%
Total 89 2733098 4803 2737990 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 59 176 73 45 291 589
60 to 69 151 68 25 405 655
70 to 79 190 94 69 1154 1510
80 to 89 150 102 116 2241 2613
90+ 47 34 50 1640 1773
Total 714 371 305 5731 7140

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 23 13 44 121
60 to 69 40 26 8 131 207
70 to 79 66 25 26 434 553
80 to 89 63 38 53 1015 1171
90+ 26 21 24 880 953
Total 236 133 124 2504 3005

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 6 October 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