Last updated 2pm 18 November 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to tests recorded prior to 11:59pm 17 November 2024.

Testing data is collected from the Eclair database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.

Testing summary, status, and results

COVID-19 testing

  Total
PCR tests uploaded during past week 2,452
All COVID-19 viral tests administered 8,377,248
Testing kits in stock 22,373

Testing results from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Test results In managed facilities Within NZ communities Total
Tested positive for COVID-19 3,838 261,871 265,709
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 236,840 7,820,307 8,057,147
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 190 54,202 54,392
Total (all tests) 240,868 8,136,380 8,377,248
Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Testing over the past 4 weeks

Tests at managed facilities and within the community in health districts

Health district of residence 22 Oct to 27 Oct 29 Oct to 3 Nov 5 Nov to 10 Nov 12 Nov to 17 Nov
Auckland 471 368 308 320
Bay of Plenty 33 32 29 23
Canterbury/West Coast 254 113 67 52
Capital & Coast/Hutt 62 32 41 23
Counties Manukau 654 594 613 497
Hawkes Bay 111 177 83 132
Lakes 8 13 5 14
MidCentral 126 111 111 125
Nelson Marlborough 61 70 45 62
Northland 200 163 171 130
South Canterbury 18 25 18 23
Southern 186 162 146 187
Tairawhiti 6 9 5 6
Taranaki 130 125 91 69
Waikato 230 219 209 225
Wairarapa 34 46 32 37
Waitemata 589 585 599 490
Whanganui 12 10 11 9
Unknown 46 41 41 28
Total 3,231 2,895 2,625 2,452

 

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Tests by ethnicity

Ethnicity 22 Oct to 27 Oct 29 Oct to 3 Nov 5 Nov to 10 Nov 12 Nov to 17 Nov
Māori 597 594 502 484
Pacific Peoples 478 451 391 364
Asian 458 386 363 298
European or Other 1,660 1,431 1,340 1,288
Unknown 38 33 29 18
Total 3,231 2,895 2,625 2,452

Total tests

COVID-19 test result 22 Oct to 27 Oct 29 Oct to 3 Nov 5 Nov to 10 Nov 12 Nov to 17 Nov
Tested positive 156 155 162 190
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 3,056 2,725 2,446 2,246
Inconclusive result 19 15 17 16
Total 3,231 2,895 2,625 2,452

Testing rate and results by location and ethnicity

All tests by district and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Location Total tests Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 240,868 1.59% NA
Auckland 1,179,276 2.99% 2,396.4
Bay of Plenty 299,685 2.75% 1,156.4
Canterbury/West Coast 665,439 4.34% 1,111.7
Capital & Coast/Hutt 527,032 3.27% 1,119.7
Counties Manukau 1,566,984 3.47% 2,645.0
Hawkes Bay 153,113 2.86% 877.4
Lakes 132,550 2.22% 1,158.3
MidCentral 148,404 3.30% 816.4
Nelson Marlborough 149,525 3.48% 949.2
Northland 281,600 2.40% 1,455.6
South Canterbury 41,916 3.15% 684.7
Southern 380,689 4.63% 1,135.6
Tairawhiti 36,156 2.58% 702.9
Taranaki 155,219 3.23% 1,261.1
Waikato 702,573 3.13% 1,632.7
Wairarapa 42,161 3.33% 867.2
Waitemata 1,382,401 2.80% 2,197.2
Whanganui 39,257 3.23% 575.3
Unknown 252,400 2.18% NA
Total 8,377,248 3.17% 1,675.3

Tests by ethnicity

Tests by ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Ethnicity* Total test Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Māori 1,266,700 3.14% 1,652.2
Pacific Peoples 980,771 5.01% 2,665.9
Asian 1,363,047 2.92% 1,855.2
European or Other 4,398,352 2.97% 1,415.0
Unknown 368,378 1.68% NA
Total 8,377,248 3.17% 1,675.3

 

*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.

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.

Testing rates per 1000 people by location and ethnicity

Testing rates per 1000 people by location and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3,013.6 2,823.8 2,052.3 2,284.8
Bay of Plenty 1,227.6 2,192.1 1,437.5 1,070.4
Canterbury/West Coast 1,199.1 1,372.4 1,234.9 1,046.4
Capital & Coast/Hutt 1,153.8 1,283.5 1,048.4 1,099.0
Counties Manukau 2,869.7 3,269.4 2,286.9 2,326.7
Hawkes Bay 833.9 1,855.3 1,028.0 807.0
Lakes 1,308.2 1,487.2 1,448.4 1,010.9
MidCentral 918.1 1,075.9 852.6 762.0
Nelson Marlborough 1,023.6 2,651.5 1,092.7 878.4
Northland 1,527.2 1,840.3 1,396.2 1,395.1
South Canterbury 838.0 1,354.2 783.5 635.7
Southern 1,216.8 1,757.4 1,294.0 1,087.3
Tairawhiti 725.3 1,111.5 953.4 624.6
Taranaki 1,438.9 1,668.8 1,608.3 1,184.4
Waikato 1,906.5 2,161.0 1,823.7 1,499.0
Wairarapa 951.4 1,114.6 966.0 831.5
Waitemata 2,691.9 2,848.1 1,846.5 2,172.1
Whanganui 582.9 679.1 663.7 556.3

 

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3.24% 5.09% 2.80% 2.56%
Bay of Plenty 2.87% 4.56% 3.22% 2.54%
Canterbury/West Coast 4.01% 5.64% 3.41% 4.58%
Capital & Coast/Hutt 3.12% 4.92% 2.95% 3.16%
Counties Manukau 3.39% 5.28% 2.75% 2.16%
Hawkes Bay 2.66% 3.12% 3.43% 2.90%
Lakes 2.14% 2.93% 1.72% 2.34%
MidCentral 2.79% 5.46% 2.95% 3.41%
Nelson Marlborough 3.43% 4.61% 4.51% 3.41%
Northland 2.43% 2.77% 2.10% 2.39%
South Canterbury 2.24% 4.49% 2.93% 3.26%
Southern 4.08% 5.10% 5.38% 4.61%
Tairawhiti 2.24% 3.85% 1.95% 3.02%
Taranaki 3.39% 3.97% 3.24% 3.19%
Waikato 3.47% 5.24% 3.73% 2.72%
Wairarapa 3.10% 4.46% 3.52% 3.35%
Waitemata 3.07% 4.58% 2.76% 2.46%
Whanganui 3.37% 4.80% 2.39% 3.17%

 

Note: we cannot give the total number of people testing positive per district and ethnicity for privacy reasons.

Testing rate and results by age and sex

Tests by age group from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Age group Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
0 to 9 614,650 3.65% 941.0
10 to 19 688,710 3.80% 1,075.1
20 to 29 1,508,223 2.72% 2,237.0
30 to 39 1,543,477 2.49% 2,239.9
40 to 49 1,194,207 2.38% 1,903.3
50 to 59 1,190,082 2.40% 1,860.2
60 to 69 870,652 3.05% 1,628.1
70 to 79 449,120 5.47% 1,254.1
80+ 313,467 9.24% 1,709.9
Unknown 4,660 8.73% NA
Total 8,377,248 3.17% 1,675.3

 

Tests by sex from 22 January 2020 to 18 November 2024

Sex Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Female 4,098,656 3.25% 1,607.3
Male 4,026,961 3.17% 1,644.6
Unknown 251,631 1.81% NA
Total 8,377,248 3.17% 1,675.3

Note: On 4 January 2022, the Ministry of Health started reporting testing rates using the Ministry's HSU population estimate.