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.
Speakers:
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health
Ministry of Health Update:
- 20 new cases, 6 confirmed and 14 probable
- 728 recovered
- 1386 Total cases
- 3 people are in ICU, 2 of them critical.
- 16 significant clusters – one more than yesterday. The new cluster is in Auckland and is connected to an aged-care facility.
- In regards to the reported death in Invercargill, Bloomfield said they can’t confirm the cause of death at the moment. If they’re confident it was from Covid-19 then it will be the first, and they will announce it then.
- Bloomfield has again said we’re past the peak, but not out of the woods
Prime Minister’s Update:
- PM, ministers and senior civil servants to take an immediate 20% pay cut for next 6 months
- Not talking about any pay cuts for front-line public service workers.
- Re: US President Trump’s suspension of funding for the WHO. Ardern said her view is that the WHO is an important body, and we need to be sharing reliable advice at this time. She said the WHO has provided that information and NZ will continue to make that contribution. Ignoring WHO’s toadying to Chinese interests
Yesterday’s details:
- Another four deaths, 1 in Wellington and 3 Rosewood cluster members
- Total of 9 deaths now
- The man in Wellington was admitted on 22 March and had been unwell for some time.
- All new arrivals at aged care goes into isolation for 14 days
- 17 new cases, 8 confirmed and 9 probable
- 628 recovered
- 1366 total cases
- 15 in hospital, 3 in ICU, 1 in critical condition
- 15 significant clusters, Matamata 71, Bluff 86 cases, Marist 85, Aged Residential Care facility in Auckland 10
- 2% are confirmed as community transmission
- 1572 tests processed
- 64,399 total tests
COVID-19 – current cases
| Total | Change in last 24 hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 1,078 | 6 |
| Number of probable cases | 308 | 14 |
| Number of confirmed and probable cases | 1,386 | 20 |
| Number of cases currently in hospital | 13 | -2 |
| Number of recovered cases | 728 | 100 |
| Number of deaths | 9 | 0 |
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 interactive map and dashboard.
Confirmed and probable cases by DHB
Total cases by DHB in hospital
| DHB | Total cases |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 5 |
| Canterbury | 1 |
| Counties Manukau (Middlemore) | 1 |
| South Canterbury | 1 |
| Southern | 1 |
| Waikato | 3 |
| Waitemat? | 1 |
| Total | 13 |
Note:Three of the 13 in hospital are in ICU as at 8.30 am 15 April 2020.
Download the Map of confirmed and probable cases by DHB (PDF, 282 KB).
Total cases in hospital by DHB
| Number of cases | Change in last 24 hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 182 | 2 |
| Bay of Plenty | 44 | 3 |
| Canterbury | 144 | 5 |
| Capital and Coast | 88 | 0 |
| Counties Manukau | 107 | 4 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 41 | 0 |
| Hutt Valley | 20 | 0 |
| Lakes | 15 | -1 |
| MidCentral | 28 | 0 |
| Nelson Marlborough | 48 | 0 |
| Northland | 26 | 0 |
| South Canterbury | 13 | 1 |
| Southern | 213 | 3 |
| Tair?whiti | 3 | 0 |
| Taranaki | 14 | 0 |
| Waikato | 179 | 2 |
| Wairarapa | 8 | 0 |
| Waitemat? | 201 | 1 |
| West Coast | 5 | 0 |
| Whanganui | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 1,386 | 20 |
Epidemic Curve
Total Cases by Age and Gender
Ethnicity percentages of all cases
Transmission
This information refers to the 1,386 confirmed and probable cases as at 9.00 am 15 April 2020.
| Transmission type | % of cases |
|---|---|
| Recent overseas travel | 39% |
| Contact with known case | 48% |
| Community transmission | 2% |
| Source under investigation | 10% |
Lab testing and capacity
| Lab Testing | Tests | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total tested yesterday | 2,100 | 14 April 2020 |
| 7-day rolling average | 2,761 | 8 April to 14 April 2020 |
| Total tested to date | 66,499 | 22 January to 14 April 2020 |
| Supplies in stock | 71,693 | 15 April 2020 |
For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see Testing by region.
COVID-19 – tests by day and cumulative
| Date | Tests per day | Total tests (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan – 8 Mar | 300 | |
| 9-Mar | 12 | 312 |
| 10-Mar | 89 | 401 |
| 11-Mar | 83 | 484 |
| 12-Mar | 31 | 515 |
| 13-Mar | 35 | 550 |
| 14-Mar | 34 | 584 |
| 15-Mar | 142 | 726 |
| 16-Mar | 325 | 1051 |
| 17-Mar | 659 | 1710 |
| 18-Mar | 1209 | 2919 |
| 19-Mar | 1291 | 4210 |
| 20-Mar | 1554 | 5764 |
| 21-Mar | 1176 | 6940 |
| 22-Mar | 1256 | 8196 |
| 23-Mar | 1050 | 9246 |
| 24-Mar | 1544 | 10790 |
| 25-Mar | 2592 | 13382 |
| 26-Mar | 2117 | 15499 |
| 27-Mar | 2067 | 17566 |
| 28-Mar | 1809 | 19375 |
| 29-Mar | 918 | 20293 |
| 30-Mar | 1391 | 21684 |
| 31-Mar | 2093 | 23777 |
| 1-Apr | 2562 | 26339 |
| 2-Apr | 3446 | 29785 |
| 3-Apr | 3631 | 33416 |
| 4-Apr | 3093 | 36509 |
| 5-Apr | 3709 | 40218 |
| 6-Apr | 2908 | 43126 |
| 7-Apr | 4049 | 47175 |
| 8-Apr | 3990 | 51165 |
| 9-Apr | 4520 | 55685 |
| 10-Apr | 3061 | 58746 |
| 11-Apr | 2421 | 61167 |
| 12-Apr | 1660 | 62827 |
| 13-Apr | 1572 | 64399 |
| 14-Apr | 2100 | 66499 |
Note: Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.