ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
There are 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 and 23 additional deaths to report today.
The 23 new Covid deaths today making this week New Zealand's deadliest since the start of the pandemic.
There are now 678 people in hospital, down from 764 people yesterday, with 30 in intensive care. The average age of current hospitalisations is 58.
There were also 41 new cases identified at the border.
There have now been a total of 681,044 Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and 378 deaths.
Yesterday, 13,475 community cases and a further 17 deaths were announced in New Zealand. There were 764 people with Covid in hospital, with 31 in intensive care or high dependency units.
the ministry had to say.
"The seven-day rolling average of case numbers continues to decline, Today's seven-day rolling average is 13,751, while the seven-day rolling average of cases as at last Saturday was 16,943.
"At this point in the outbreak, we are continuing to report people dying with COVID-19 on a daily basis despite the number of community cases declining in many parts of the country. Sadly, this is not unexpected, and our thoughts are with the families of these people.
"As has occurred with Omicron overseas, while COVID-19 cases are usually seen in higher numbers among younger people early in the outbreak, over time the more severe and fatal consequences of the virus fall disproportionately on our older and more vulnerable populations.
"Among the deaths we are reporting today are people with pre-existing conditions and older people living in aged care facilities.
"Getting boosted continues to be one of the most important ways people can protect themselves against severe illness and can be lifesaving.
There are 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 and 23 additional deaths to report today.
The 23 new Covid deaths today making this week New Zealand's deadliest since the start of the pandemic.
There are now 678 people in hospital, down from 764 people yesterday, with 30 in intensive care. The...
There are 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 and 23 additional deaths to report today.
The 23 new Covid deaths today making this week New Zealand's deadliest since the start of the pandemic.
There are now 678 people in hospital, down from 764 people yesterday, with 30 in intensive care. The average age of current hospitalisations is 58.
There were also 41 new cases identified at the border.
There have now been a total of 681,044 Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and 378 deaths.
Yesterday, 13,475 community cases and a further 17 deaths were announced in New Zealand. There were 764 people with Covid in hospital, with 31 in intensive care or high dependency units.
the ministry had to say.
"The seven-day rolling average of case numbers continues to decline, Today's seven-day rolling average is 13,751, while the seven-day rolling average of cases as at last Saturday was 16,943.
"At this point in the outbreak, we are continuing to report people dying with COVID-19 on a daily basis despite the number of community cases declining in many parts of the country. Sadly, this is not unexpected, and our thoughts are with the families of these people.
"As has occurred with Omicron overseas, while COVID-19 cases are usually seen in higher numbers among younger people early in the outbreak, over time the more severe and fatal consequences of the virus fall disproportionately on our older and more vulnerable populations.
"Among the deaths we are reporting today are people with pre-existing conditions and older people living in aged care facilities.
"Getting boosted continues to be one of the most important ways people can protect themselves against severe illness and can be lifesaving.
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