New Zealand Covid-19 cases

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Covid-19 update: Two more deaths, 21616 new community cases ... (RNZ)

There have been 21616 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 960 people are in hospital.

Yesterday 15,540 new community cases of Covid-19 were reported, as well as two more Covid-related deaths. Both people who died, a man and a woman, were aged over 70. This was just one hospital over a short time but it does give an indication, he says. But epidemiologist Rod Jackson said it is too early to say the Omicron outbreak has peaked and reported Covid cases are thought to be only a fraction of the actual cases which are in the community. He says while admissions are on the way down, we are still seeing the total number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continuing to increase. There have been 21,616 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 960 people are in hospital.

Covid: Two more deaths, 21616 cases, record 960 hospital patients (New Zealand Herald)

There are 21,616 Covid cases in the community today and a record 960 patients in hospital battling the virus. Two more people have died, the Ministry of ...

The vaccination status of 14 per cent of those in hospital was unknown. It is the highest number of new cases reported to date, following from the 2260 new cases reported on Friday. There is also cautious optimism that Auckland may be over the worst of the outbreak as the virus continues to spread and impact the rest of the country. Despite the apparent flattening of Covid cases in the past week, the number of Covid-related deaths is continuing to climb with yesterday's two new deaths bringing the total to 115. On the reports of impact of Long Covid on the brain, Town said research showed there were changes in the brain area related to taste, smell and memory processing. Covid-19 was definitely not a disease to be taken trivially and just getting it for the sake of getting it may have short and long term consequences. The ministry would also fund a study that aimed to understand the experience of those who have had Covid, looking at both the long and short impacts of the virus. Of those in hospital in the Northern region, 18 per cent were unvaccinated or not eligible, 3 per cent were partially immunised, 33 per cent were double vaccinated and 32 per cent were boosted. The MoH said the figures showed that those aged over 12 who were unvaccinated and getting treatment in hospital were four times over-represented in the Northern region's hospitalisation figures compared to those who were vaccinated. There was interest in the length of time people should wait if they have Covid and want to get their booster shot - and that is three months. Bloomfield said the peak may have been higher in Auckland because there was a predominance of the sub-variant BA.2. There are 21,616 Covid cases in the community today and a record 960 patients in hospital battling the virus.

Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 community outbreak - Tuesday ... (Newshub)

There are 21,616 new community cases and two more deaths, the Ministry of Health revealed on Tuesday. There are also 960 people in hospital with 22 in the ...

BA.2 dominance could be good news for NZ outbreak - Bloomfield (1 News)

The Director-General of Health said the fast spread of the BA.2 Covid sub-variant may "act in our favour".

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 21,616 new Covid-19 community cases and two Covid-related deaths. “What you can see is after that peak, quite clearly in Auckland, the number of cases is now on the way down." The sub-variant, which is 30% more transmissible than the BA.1 variant of Omicron, made up between 75 and 80% of Covid-19 cases recorded in February, he said.

Covid-19: 21616 new community cases, two further deaths (Stuff.co.nz)

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave the update in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, alongside chief science advisor Dr Ian Town. There ...

Bloomfield said 68 (16 per cent) were currently in use. This can have a follow-on impact for cases identified, it said. The ministry said 51,110 rapid antigen tests were taken in the past 24 hours (the results of which were reported). Both people, a man and a woman, were aged over 70. The three-day rolling average of community cases is currently 17,136 and the seven-day rolling average is 19,226, the ministry said. It was also not unusual to have a lower number of tests on a weekend, compared to the number of tests on a weekday.

Auckland past virus peak, NZ top doc says (7NEWS.com.au)

New Zealand's Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says COVID-19 cases and daily hospitalisations in Auckland are dropping.

"There's no doubt there's a pretty full on outbreak here in Wellington ... we're still on the way up," he said. "While the number of new admissions each day seems to be on the way down, we are still seeing the total number of people in hospital in the northern region continue to increase." "Quite clearly in Auckland, the number of cases is clearly on the way down," he said.

Covid-19 cases in Auckland on the way down, 'pretty full on ... (Indian Weekender)

DirectorGeneral of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says it is clear that the number of cases in Auckland is on the way down but in Wellington case rates are ...

People should call 0800 800 581 to talk to the researchers about the possibility of participating. On events, he says the ministry will be looking at the possibility of bigger crowds at outdoor events given the lower risk outside when there is distancing. "I think about it as a bit like mask use, once you're in the habit just keep doing it. It's also encouraging that the Delta variant seems to have been almost completely subsumed by Omicron. It may still be circulating a bit but has not been detected in PCR tests since mid-February. I just encourage people to keep doing it." He says people who have symptoms should assume they have Covid-19. "The researchers were able to show that there were changes in the brain area that is responsible for the processing of smell ... and also in the area where the brain is involved with memory processing." This could help explain why we had more transmission than was expected in the high-transmission scenario modelling. He says the advice for people who have had Covid and want to get the booster, is to wait three months. Bloomfield says it may be useful to swab the throat as well as nose with RAT tests, but it should be the throat first, and swabbing the nose is "back, not up" and it does need to go a fair way and will be a bit uncomfortable if you're doing it properly. Bloomfield says it's important to make sure people are "vaxxed to the max". He says this is a change in language - where we previously talked about "fully vaccinated" being two doses, it's a shift to talking about being up to date with vaccinations. Bloomfield says while admissions are on the way down, the total number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is continuing to increase.