We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels.

  • Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services.
  • Only make physical contact with those that you live with.

Government COVID-19 Response Briefing

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today.

Speaker:

  • Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health

Ministry of Health Update:

  • 18 new cases, 14 confirmed and 4 probable
  • 471 recovered
  • 1330 total cases
  • 14 in hospital, 5 in ICU, 1 in critical condition
  • 13 significant clusters, Matamata 70, Bluff 85 cases, Marist 85
  • 2% are confirmed as community transmission
  • 2421 tests processed
  • 3523 rolling seven day average
  • 61,167 total tests
  • 3 clusters associated with aged residential care facilities.
  • Spectrum Care childcare in Auckland. It has 28 cases, which originated in the community which spread to a person linked to the care centre. Five of the cases were staff of the child care centre, the rest were in the wider community – meaning the cluster was not centred at the childcare centre.
  • 13 Kiwis returning from a cruise ship abroad that has been afflicted by the virus, and they would go through the quarantine process.
  • “We may well see further deaths over the coming days, I’ll just be honest with you about that,” Bloomfield said about the Rosewood residents.

Yesterday’s details.

  • Two more deaths
  • Total of four deaths now
  • Both latest deaths linked to existing clusters.
  • Man in his 80s from Wellington, linked to established cluster.
  • Man in his 70s, one of 20 residents of Rosewood hospital
  • Reinforces importance of Alert Level 4
  • 29 new cases, 20 confirmed and 9 probable
  • 422 recovered
  • 1312 total cases
  • 15 in hospital, 5 in ICU, 1 in critical condition
  • 13 significant clusters, Matamata 70, Bluff 85 cases, Marist 85
Logarithmic Chart

COVID-19 – current cases

Total to dateNew in last 24 hours
Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand1,04914
Number of probable cases2814
Number of confirmed and probable cases1,33018
Number of cases in hospital14-1
Number of recovered cases47149
Number of deaths40

Note: The number of confirmed and probable cases reported in the last 24 hours includes cases which were entered on an earlier date as ‘under investigation’ or ‘suspected’ whose status has now been changed to confirmed or probable.

View details of confirmed and probable cases.

View details of significant COVID-19 clusters.

View testing data by region.

View interactive map and dashboard.

Confirmed and probable cases by DHB

Total cases by DHB in hospital

DHBTotal cases
Auckland2
Canterbury1
Capital & Coast (Wellington)1
Counties Manukau (Middlemore)1
Hawke’s Bay1
Nelson Marlborough1
South Canterbury1
Southern2
Waikato2
Waitemata2
Total14

Note: Five of the 14 in hospital are in ICU.

Download the Map of confirmed and probable cases by DHB (PDF, 282 KB).

Total cases in hospital by DHB

DHBNumber of casesChange in last 24 hours
Auckland1752
Bay of Plenty420
Canterbury130-5
Capital and Coast860
Counties Manukau1002
Hawke’s Bay380
Hutt Valley243
Lakes140
MidCentral280
Nelson Marlborough480
Northland250
South Canterbury110
Southern206-1
Tair?whiti10
Taranaki140
Waikato1769
Wairarapa8-1
Waitemata1929
West Coast50
Whanganui70
Total1,33018

Epidemic Curve

Total Cases by Age and Gender

Ethnicity percentages of all cases

Transmission

This information refers to the 1,330 confirmed and probable cases as at 9.00 am 12 April 2020.

Transmission type % of cases
Recent overseas travel40%
Contact with known case47%
Community transmission2%
Source under investigation11%

Lab testing and capacity

Lab TestingTestsDate
Total tested yesterday2,42111 April 2020
7-day rolling average3,5235 April to 11 April 2020
Total tested to date61,16722 January to 11 April 2020
Supplies in stock66,71212 April 2020

For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see Testing by region.

COVID-19 – tests by day and cumulative

DateTests per dayTotal tests (cumulative)
22 Jan – 8 Mar 300
9-Mar12312
10-Mar89401
11-Mar83484
12-Mar31515
13-Mar35550
14-Mar34584
15-Mar142726
16-Mar3251051
17-Mar6591710
18-Mar12092919
19-Mar12914210
20-Mar15545764
21-Mar11766940
22-Mar12568196
23-Mar10509246
24-Mar154410790
25-Mar259213382
26-Mar211715499
27-Mar206717566
28-Mar180919375
29-Mar91820293
30-Mar139121684
31-Mar209323777
1-Apr256226339
2-Apr344629785
3-Apr363133416
4-Apr309336509
5-Apr370940218
6-Apr290843126
7-Apr404947175
8-Apr399051165
9-Apr452055685
10-Apr306158746
11-April242161167

Note: Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.

A contribution from The BFD staff.