There are a record 981 Covid cases in the community today.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health said the new cases were in Northland (21), Auckland (768), Waikato (82), Bay of Plenty (23), Lakes (12), Hawke's Bay (5), MidCentral (5), Taranaki (1), Tairawhiti (6), Wellington (6), Hutt Valley (14), Wairarapa (12), Nelson Marlborough (2), Canterbury (4), South Canterbury (1) and Southern (19).
The number of new cases identified at the border is 25 (eight of which are historical)
Thirty-nine people with Covid are in hospital.
Cabinet will meet this afternoon to discuss a shift in the Omicron response after a huge surge in positive cases over the weekend.
Yesterday there were 810 new infections of the virus in the community, up from 454 the previous day.