Information about confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.
Last updated 1.00 pm, 22 April 2020.
We’ll be updating this page as new information is available.
On this page:
- Summary
- Total cases by DHB
- Total cases in hospital by DHB
- Epidemic curve
- Total cases by age and gender
- Total cases by ethnicity
- Transmission
- Lab testing
Summary
| Total | Change in last 24 hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 1,113 | 6 |
| Number of probable cases | 338 | 0 |
| Number of confirmed and probable cases | 1,451 | 6 |
| Number of cases currently in hospital | 11 | -1 |
| Number of recovered cases | 1,036 | 30 |
| Number of deaths | 14 | 1 |
Notes:
- A probable case is one without a positive laboratory result, but which is treated like a confirmed case based on its exposure history and clinical symptoms. For more details please refer to Case definition of COVID-19 infection.
- Recovered cases are people who had the virus, are at least 10 days since onset and have not exhibited symptoms for 48 hours, and have been cleared by the health professional responsible for their monitoring.
- 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.
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Total cases by DHB
As at 9.00 am, 22 April 2020
| DHB | Active | Recovered | Deceased | Total | Change in last 24 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 39 | 148 | 187 | 1 | |
| Bay of Plenty | 14 | 33 | 47 | 0 | |
| Canterbury | 59 | 88 | 8 | 155 | 1 |
| Capital and Coast | 29 | 64 | 2 | 95 | 0 |
| Counties Manukau | 22 | 92 | 114 | 3 | |
| Hawke's Bay | 16 | 26 | 42 | 1 | |
| Hutt Valley | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | |
| Lakes | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | |
| Mid Central | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0 | |
| Nelson Marlborough | 5 | 43 | 48 | 0 | |
| Northland | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0 | |
| South Canterbury | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Southern | 31 | 184 | 1 | 216 | 0 |
| Tairawhiti | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Taranaki | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
| Waikato | 77 | 107 | 1 | 185 | 0 |
| Wairarapa | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Waitemata | 69 | 142 | 1 | 212 | 0 |
| West Coast | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Whanganui | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 401 | 1036 | 14 | 1451 | 6 |
Total cases in hospital by DHB
| DHB | Total cases |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 4 |
| Bay of Plenty | 1 |
| Counties Manukau (Middlemore) | 2 |
| South Canterbury | 1 |
| Southern | 1 |
| Waikato | 1 |
| Waitematā | 1 |
| Total | 11 |
Note: Two of the 11 in hospital are in ICU as at 8.30 am 22 April 2020.
The above count excludes the five patients in Waitakere Hospital who have been moved from their aged residential care facility due to staffing issues.
Epidemic curve
Total cases by age and gender
Total cases by ethnicity
Note: A person who identifies with more than one ethnic group is allocated to a single ethnic group in the following order of priority: Maori, Pacific, Asian and European/Other.
For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see Testing by region.
Transmission
This information refers to the 1,451 confirmed and probable cases as at 9.00 am 22 April 2020.
| Transmission type | % of cases |
|---|---|
| Contact with known case | 55% |
| Recent overseas travel | 39% |
| Community transmission | 4% |
| Source under investigation | 2% |
Lab testing and capacity
| Lab Testing | Tests | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total tested yesterday | 5,289 | 21 April 2020 |
| 7-day rolling average | 4,043 | 15 April to 21 April 2020 |
| Total tested to date | 94,797 | 22 January to 21 April 2020 |
| Supplies in stock | 87,701 | 22 April 2020 |
For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see Testing by region.
| 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 |
| 15-Apr | 3661 | 70160 |
| 16-Apr | 4241 | 74401 |
| 17-Apr | 4677 | 79078 |
| 18-Apr | 4146 | 83224 |
| 19-Apr | 3081 | 86305 |
| 20-Apr | 3203 | 89508 |
| 21-Apr | 5289 | 94797 |
Note: Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.