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Farah Hancock
Farah Hancock is a newsroom reporter covering the environment, biodiversity and science.
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COVID-19
How is Covid-19 spreading within the country? Newsroom is gathering information as it is available to paint a picture of what is happening.
The following charts are based on numbers shared at the daily press conference. These may vary from the full day numbers posted on the Ministry of Health case detail spreadsheet. This spreadsheet is based on information collected from Episerv. The date reported for each case in the spreadsheet is not always the same date that a positive test result is recorded.
Active cases are people who currently have the virus. The number is less than the total number of cases, since people who died or recovered are not counted as active cases. The number of active cases is important as it is an indication of the burden on the health system.
Confirmed cases are cases where there has been a positive laboratory result. Probable cases They are those in which the symptoms are very likely due to Covid-19 but the test result was negative or was not performed due to the high probability of Covid-19.
The time between performing a test and a result can differ and can take from 24 hours to 48 hours. The percentage of positive results is related to the tests carried out in previous days.
The Ministry of Health publishes details of groups with 10 or more cases. New cases that are not part of a group could be part of smaller groups or show that the virus has spread beyond known groups.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
A full regional breakdown of Covid-19 cases can be found in easy-to-read charts here.
THE HEALTH SYSTEM
The number of ICU beds with staff in the country is 153. There are additional beds that could be used for ICU patients if needed in wards and other areas. The number of potential beds in an emergency situation at DHB and private hospitals is estimated at 585.
The following tables are based on current detailed data available for cases. Since these details are not available until after the daily announcement, some numbers may differ from the official totals. Newsroom will update the tables as detailed case information becomes available.
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
TRANSMISSION
Community transmission is where someone has the virus, but has not traveled and has not been in contact with a known case. The following graph is taken from percentages published on the website of the Ministry of Health. Detailed case data shared by the Ministry of Health every day does not specify community transmission as a cause of infection. For this reason, it is not possible to show where community transmission occurs in the country or if a certain age group is more affected.
After New Zealand’s borders were closed, the cause of the cases changed from cases brought from international travel to cases spread across the country.
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