More than 12,000 doses administered to 5 to 11-year-olds; 39 community cases; 21 in hospital; 1 in ICU

More than 12,000 doses administered to 5 to 11-year-olds; 39 community…

0 개 982 노영례
Today, we are reporting 12,057 first doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine administered yesterday to 5 to 11-year-olds, bringing the total 39,829.

We want to thank children who got their first dose yesterday and the caregivers who supported them. We encourage everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated.

New Zealand’s vaccine rollout remains our key defence against all variants of COVID-19, including Omicron.

Today, we are reporting 36,226 boosters administered yesterday, bringing the total to 864,929, which is 52% of the eligible population.

Palmerston North COVID-19 case
Today the Ministry of Health is reporting one new possible Omicron case in Palmerston North. Local DHB MidCentral District Health Board announced the case this morning.

This case was in a MIQ facility in Christchurch and tested negative on day 9, before being released on 16 January (Sunday), after returning a negative test result on five occasions throughout their stay.

The case became symptomatic yesterday and got tested. They returned a positive COVID-19 test result yesterday evening.

Urgent whole genome sequencing is underway though, as this case was staying at a MIQ facility at the same time as known Omicron cases, as a prudent measure it is being treated as a Omicron case. Investigations are underway to determine the source of infection, including possible in-facility transmission.

The case is considered to have been infectious from 17 January (Monday) and there are exposure events associated with their movements, including an early childhood centre. Initial locations of interest associated with the individual have been published this morning and more will be added as they are identified.

The case, who has had two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now isolating at home with their family.

Information on testing sites in Palmerston North can be found on HealthPoint.

Our objective is to stamp out the infection and prevent any onward transmission related to this case.

New Zealand’s vaccine rollout remains our key defence against all variants of COVID-19, including Omicron. With 93% of the eligible population now double-dosed and the booster programme underway, New Zealanders are well protected.

Auckland Omicron case update
As announced last night, there are now three confirmed Omicron cases in the Auckland region. These include a MIQ border worker and their household contact, and a worker at Auckland Airport.

At this stage, one additional contact associated with these cases has tested positive for COVID-19. This case is a household contact of the MIQ worker and was already isolating when they tested positive. Whole genome sequencing is underway, but the assumption is this case has the Omicron variant.

The highest priority for local Public Health staff relates to contacts who were at the Ara-Tai Café Half Moon Bay at the same time as the worker at Auckland Airport. This location of interest is high risk and people that may have visited this location are asked to follow the advice below.

As of this morning, a total of 88 contacts have been identified in relation to the MIQ border worker. At this stage, 84 have returned negative test results and two have returned a positive result. This includes a positive household contact that was reported earlier this week, and an additional household contact reported today.

As of this morning, a total of 39 contacts have been identified in relation to the worker at Auckland Airport. At this stage, 13 have returned negative test results.

Investigations into the source of infection are ongoing.

Omicron update
To date, there have been 440 Omicron COVID-19 cases detected at the border since 1 December, and 32 cases of the Delta variant.

COVID-19 vaccine update
Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 3,992,821 first doses (95%); 3,904,231 second doses (93%); 36,245 third primary doses; 864,929 booster doses
Vaccines administered yesterday: 1,236 first doses; 2,433 second doses; 525 third primary doses and 36,226 booster doses.
Māori (percentage of eligible people): 507,862 first doses (89%); 478,318 second doses (84%).
Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people): 275,028 first doses (96%); 266,019 second doses (93%).
Vaccination rates by DHB with active cases (percentage of eligible people)
Northland DHB: First doses (89%); second doses (86%)
Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (97%); second doses (95%)
Waikato DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (92%)
Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (91%)
Lakes DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)
Hawke’s Bay DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)
Wairarapa DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)
Capital and Coast DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (97%)
Hutt Valley DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
Canterbury DHB: First doses (99%); second doses (97%)
MidCentral DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)

Hospitalisations
Cases in hospital: 21; North Shore: 6; Auckland: 8; Middlemore: 7.
Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (7 cases / 37%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (2 case / 10%); fully vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (9 cases / 47%); unknown (1 case / 5%).
Average age of current hospitalisations: 55
Cases in ICU or HDU: 1; Middlemore: 1.

Cases
Seven day rolling average of community cases: 22
Seven day rolling average of border cases: 37
Number of new community cases: 39
Number of new cases identified at the border: 46
*Location of new community cases: Auckland (21), Lakes (14), Hawke’s Bay (2), Canterbury (1), West Coast (1).
Number of community cases (total): 11,399 (in current community outbreak)
Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 8,670
Number of active cases (total): 525 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classified as recovered)
Confirmed cases (total): 14,959

Contacts
Number of active contacts being managed (total): 4,848
Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 77%
Percentage who has returned at least one result: 79%

Tests
Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 16,184
Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 13,841
Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 8,425

Wastewater
No unexpected results.

NZ COVID Tracer
Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,350,639
Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday: 37,598

My Vaccine Pass
My vaccine pass downloads total: 4,831,138
My vaccine pass downloads (last 24 hours): 14,465



Today’s cases
We are reporting new community cases in Auckland, Lakes and Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and in the West Coast.

*The Christchurch case and one of the Hawke’s Bay cases were announced yesterday after being notified after the reporting deadline. These cases are being added to the tally today.

Following public health investigation and further testing, the person on the West Coast who returned a weak positive test result earlier this week is deemed to be a historical case. This case has been re-included in the case totals today, following being under investigation and therefore was removed, until the case was deemed to be historical.

Regional updates
We are continuing to ask anyone in New Zealand with symptoms – no matter how mild – to get tested, even if you’re vaccinated. Please stay at home until you return a negative test result.

Testing and vaccination centre locations nationwide can be found on the Healthpoint website.

Please also continue to check for any updated Locations of Interest and appropriate health advice, updated regularly on the Ministry’s website.

Auckland
There are 21 new cases to report in Auckland.

Health and welfare providers are now supporting 712 people in the region to isolate at home, including 142 cases.

Lakes
There are 14 new cases to report in the Lakes DHB region today, all in the Rotorua District.

Nine of today’s cases are linked to previously reported cases, the remaining cases are still being investigated to determine any links.

All cases are isolating at home or in managed accommodation.

Hawke’s Bay
There are three new cases to report in Hawke’s Bay.

One of these cases was announced yesterday and is being formally added to the tally today.

Two of the cases are linked to previously reported cases, and investigations are underway to identify a link for the third, who is believed to have contracted COVID-19 outside of the region.

There are now six active cases in the Hawke’s Bay.

14,463 community cases; 1000 hospitalisations…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,621 | 2022.03.21
Today we are reporting 14,463 community cases, 1,000 hospitalisations and 9 deaths. Every COVID-19 hospitalisation is a reminder of the importance of … 더보기

12,020 community cases; 957 hospitalisations;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,423 | 2022.03.20
We are continuing to see a steady decline in case numbers in Auckland, while cases in other parts of the country fluctuate. Case numbers generally dec… 더보기

18,514 community cases; 939 hospitalisations;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,481 | 2022.03.19
We are reporting 18,514 community cases of COVID-19 today. The daily reported cases are expected to continue to fluctuate. This means that the seven-d… 더보기

Time to get New Zealand back to normal

댓글 0 | 조회 2,442 | 2022.03.18
With Auckland past the peak of Omicron and the rest of New Zealand approaching that point, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon and Covid-19 Response s… 더보기

14,128 community cases; 943 hospitalisations;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,385 | 2022.03.18
Today there are 14,128 cases to report and 943 people in hospital with COVID-19. We are continuing to see increases in hospitalisations and demand in … 더보기

19,566 community cases; 930 hospitalisations;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,419 | 2022.03.17
Registering your RAT result The Ministry would like to thank the many people who are getting tested and reporting results As we are seeing the vast ma… 더보기

19,542 community cases; 971 hospitalisations;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,607 | 2022.03.16
Today we are announcing eight people who died with COVID-19 yesterday and an additional 16 people who died in the past three weeks. Among the 24 death… 더보기

21,616 community cases; 960 in hospital; 22 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,400 | 2022.03.15
Today we are reporting 21,616 new community cases, 960 people in hospital with the virus, and two COVID-19 related deaths. Today’s case number is high… 더보기

15,540 community cases; 952 in hospital; 19 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,612 | 2022.03.14
Today we are reporting 15,540 new community cases, 952 people in hospital with the virus, and two COVID-19 related deaths. We know the Omicron variant… 더보기

14,494 community cases; 896 in hospital; 18 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,367 | 2022.03.13
Today we are reporting 14,494 new community cases, 896 people in hospital with the virus, and eight COVID-19 related deaths. We know the Omicron varia… 더보기

18,699 community cases; 853 in hospital; 17 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,210 | 2022.03.12
Today we are reporting 18,699 new community cases, 853 people in hospital with the virus, and seven additional COVID-19 related deaths.This is another… 더보기

20,989 community cases; 856 in hospital; 20 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 997 | 2022.03.11
Today we are reporting 20,989 new community cases, 856 people in hospital with the virus, and seven additional COVID-19 related deaths.This is highest… 더보기

90% of Wairarapa Māori fully vaccinated; 21,0…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,043 | 2022.03.10
Due to data issues today, the hospitalisation counts for some regions were incorrectly reported in our online statement. This affected the overall num… 더보기

22,454 community cases; 742 in hospital; 19 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,355 | 2022.03.09
There are 8,529 new cases being reported in the Auckland Region today, representing 56 percent of the total new cases – down from 61 percent of total … 더보기

23,894 community cases; 757 in hospital; 16 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,670 | 2022.03.08
As the outbreak progresses, we are continuing to see a larger proportion of unvaccinated cases in hospital with COVID-19.Just 3% of eligible people ag… 더보기

Number of Rapid Antigen Test collection sites…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,217 | 2022.03.07
More Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) collection points are being established in some of our biggest cities to meet continued demand.On Saturday, 34,000 RAT o… 더보기

Check before you go Find out- if your Aucklan…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,103 | 2022.03.07
Find out if your Auckland council facility is affected by closuresWith Omicron making its way into communities across Tāmaki Makaurau, some Auckland C… 더보기

17,522 community cases; 696 in hospital; 13 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,217 | 2022.03.07
The Ministry would like to thank the many people who are reporting their Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) with more than 47,000 test results reported yesterd… 더보기

15,161 community cases; 618 in hospital; 10 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,125 | 2022.03.06
We are reporting 15,161 community cases of COVID-19 today, another day in which the overall daily case numbers reported has decreased.While decreases … 더보기

18,833 community cases; 597 in hospital; 10 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,122 | 2022.03.05
There are 18,833 community cases of COVID-19 to report today which is a decrease in daily cases from recent days where we reported cases above 20,000.… 더보기

22,527 community cases; 562 in hospital; 11 i…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,287 | 2022.03.04
The increasing number of cases and hospitalisations is a reminder of the importance getting vaccinated and boosted.Being boosted greatly reduces the c… 더보기

Allied health workers' strike action deferred…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,042 | 2022.03.03
This afternoon the PSA received a request from Auckland DHB, Waitemata DHB and Counties Manukau DHB to withdraw strike action planned for Friday 4 Mar… 더보기

23,183 community cases; 503 in hospital; 7 in…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,203 | 2022.03.03
Further increases in cases and hospitalisations are a reminder of the things we can do to slow the spread of Omicron.Getting vaccinated greatly reduce… 더보기

Free rapid antigen tests now available for ho…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,358 | 2022.03.02
If you are symptomatic or a household contact, you can now order rapid antigen tests (RATs) through the newly launched RAT requester site. “It’s one o… 더보기

60% of Māori boosted; 22,152 community cases;…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,397 | 2022.03.02
It’s great to see more than 60% of eligible Māori across the motu have now received a booster dose.This milestone is an opportunity to celebrate the m… 더보기

Housing markets continue to weaken as higher …

댓글 0 | 조회 1,364 | 2022.03.02
CoreLogic's House Price Index (HPI), which is the most robust measure of property value change in the market, shows the NZ property market has weakene… 더보기

More than 23,000 boosters administered; 19,56…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,429 | 2022.03.01
Further increases in cases and hospitalisations are a reminder of the things we can do to slow the spread of Omicron.Getting vaccinated greatly reduce… 더보기

10.8 million rapid antigen tests arrive; 14,6…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,291 | 2022.02.28
Since Friday, 10.8 million Rapid Antigen Tests have arrived in the country. This follows 5.2 million that landed on Thursday.These new RATs will flow … 더보기

Teen smoking falls to record low – new ASH su…

댓글 0 | 조회 821 | 2022.02.28
Smoking rates among 13 and 14-year-olds have fallen to a record low while curiosity-driven vaping has risen, the 2021 ASH Year 10 Survey has found.The… 더보기

70% of eligible Kiwis boosted; 14,941 communi…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,235 | 2022.02.27
More than two thirds of eligible New Zealanders have now had their booster, a huge step in the fight against the spread of Omicron in our communities.… 더보기

13,606 community cases of COVID-19; 263 in ho…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,298 | 2022.02.26
The growth in hospitalisations and patients in ICU is not unexpected, has been planned for and is another reminder that vaccination is our best defenc… 더보기

12,011 community cases of COVID-19; 237 in ho…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,724 | 2022.02.25
The further increase in cases today is not unexpected given the ongoing spread of Omicron and wider testing achieved from the combined use of Rapid An… 더보기

Bold policy changes needed urgently to shift …

댓글 0 | 조회 892 | 2022.02.24
New statistics out today show very limited progress towards lifting children out of poverty, three years on from the Child Poverty Reduction Act being… 더보기

More than 24,000 boosters administered yester…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,253 | 2022.02.24
Increasing numbers of cases and hospitalisationsareanother reminder that vaccination is our best defence against the virus.There is growing evidence t… 더보기

More than 2.2 million boosters administered; …

댓글 0 | 조회 1,129 | 2022.02.23
People in the capital and at the top of the South are leading the charge in getting their booster shots in the fight against Omicron, with 75% of elig… 더보기

Increased Rapid Antigen Test use at community…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,054 | 2022.02.23
Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be used as the primary test at Auckland community testing centres (CTCs) from today to help meet demand for testing as… 더보기

More than 27,000 boosters administered; 2,846…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,036 | 2022.02.22
The booster rollout continues with more than 27,770 booster doses administered across the motu yesterday.With Omicron spreading rapidly in New Zealand… 더보기

RATs rollout in Auckland; 2,365 community cas…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,177 | 2022.02.21
More than 2.1 million booster shots have now been given nationally, with more than 15,000 administered on Sunday.Getting the booster dose greatly redu… 더보기

Rapid Antigen Testing in Auckland; 2,522 comm…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,278 | 2022.02.20
Rapid Antigen Testing updateFrom Monday morning, rapid antigen tests will be made available at all Auckland testing sites to those who fit the appropr… 더보기

More than 2.1 million boosters given national…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,018 | 2022.02.19
More than 2.1 million booster shots have now been given nationally, with over 25,000 administered on Friday.The booster dose is critical in our fight … 더보기

Housing affordability is only getting worse

댓글 0 | 조회 1,287 | 2022.02.19
Surging house prices, rising mortgage rates and low wages growth has led to further deterioration in housing affordability, according to CoreLogic’s b… 더보기

New Zealand's Most Beautiful Towns and Cities

댓글 0 | 조회 1,354 | 2022.02.18
Iconic kiwi charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful have announced the winners of their Beautiful Awards 2021, including New Zealand's most beautiful towns… 더보기

More than 35,000 boosters administered; MidCe…

댓글 0 | 조회 979 | 2022.02.18
Nearly 370,000 booster doses were administered over a successful Big Boost week, pushing the total number of boosted people past 2 million.The Ministr… 더보기

Dunedin eye surgeon fined for breaching publi…

댓글 0 | 조회 930 | 2022.02.18
The Ministry of Health has issued an infringement notice to a Dunedin eye surgeon for seeing patients while unvaccinated.Dr Deepak Gupta was issued th… 더보기

Australia accepts NZ offer to resettle refuge…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,855 | 2022.02.17
Amnesty International today welcomes the news that survivors of indefinite detention in the Pacific region will soon become Kiwis. Nine years after th… 더보기

More than 40,000 boosters administered; Hutt …

댓글 0 | 조회 1,189 | 2022.02.17
The Big Boost push continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 40,452 booster doses were adm… 더보기

Rapid Antigen Test rollout update

댓글 0 | 조회 1,205 | 2022.02.17
More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and suppl… 더보기

New Zealanders advised to get boosted and kee…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,133 | 2022.02.17
The best thing New Zealanders can do as we move into Phase 2 of our response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is get boosted and give each other som… 더보기

More than two million boosters given; 1160 co…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,114 | 2022.02.16
The Big Boost Week continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday,46,156booster doses were admin… 더보기

More than 47,000 boosters given yesterday; 74…

댓글 0 | 조회 1,095 | 2022.02.15
The Big Boost Week continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 47,573 booster doses were adm… 더보기