Covid-19 update: 22 more deaths reported, with 7746 new community cases in New Zealand

‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga

Twenty-two more deaths and another 7746 community cases of Covid-19 have been reported in New Zealand today.

The seven-day rolling average of new community case numbers continues to fall at 8703, down from 8913 yesterday and a sharp drop from last week’s 9984.

In today’s statement, the Ministry of Health said there were 759 people in hospital with Covid-19, including 19 in ICU. The number of hospitalisations is unchanged from yesterday and has remained steady for most of the week. The average age of the people in hospital is 67.

The 22 new deaths reported today include two people in their 50s, one in their 60s, five in their 70s, six in their 80s and eight aged over 90. Ten were women and 12 were men.

Six were from Auckland region, one was from Waikato, three were from Bay of Plenty, one was from Lakes, one was from Hawke’s Bay, one was from Taranaki, one was from MidCentral, one was from the Wellington region, two were from Nelson Marlborough, two were from Canterbury, three were from Southern.

The total number of deaths of people with Covid-19 is nearing the 2000 mark, with 1976 deaths now reported.

The Ministry said 353 of the new cases had recently travelled overseas.

There were 26 deaths and 8728 cases reported yesterday.

There have now been 1,546,211 cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.

FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA

Toe mate toko 22 pea toko 7746 ‘a e ngaahi keisi ‘i heb komiunitī kuo lipooti ‘i Nu’usila he ‘aho ni.
‘OKu hokohoko ai pē ‘a e holo ‘a e kau puke ki he 8703 mei he 8913 ko e ‘avalisi ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘e fitu ‘aneafi pea ko e fu’u holo lahi ia mei he 9984. Na’e pehē ‘e he lipooti mei he Potungāue Mo’ui he ‘aho ni ko etoko 759 ‘oku tākoto falemahaki pea toko 19 ‘oku tauhi ‘i he loki tokanga’i makehe. Ko e fika ko ia ‘o e kau tākoto falemahaki ‘oku tu’u ma’u pē mei ‘aneafi pea kei pehē ai pē lolotonga e uike. Ko e ‘avalisi ‘o e kakai ‘i falemahaki ko e ta’u 67.
Ko e toko 22 ‘o e kau mate kuo lipooti ‘i he ‘aho ni ‘oku kau ai ‘a e toko ua ta’u nimangofulu tupu, toko taha lahi hake he ta’u 60, toko 5 laka hake he ta’u 70, toko 6 laka hake he ta’u 80 pea toko 9 ‘oku hivangofulu tupu.. Ko e toko 10 kakai fefine pea 12 tangata.
Ko e toko 6 mei he vāhenga ‘Aokalani, 1 mei Uaikato, 3 mei Bay of Plenty, 1 mei Lakes, 1 mei Hawkes Bay, 1 mei Talanaki, 1 mei MidCentral, 1 mei Uelingatoni, 2 mei Nelson Marlborough, 2 mei Canterbury, pea 3 mei Southern.  
Kuo fakaofi atu ‘i he toko 2000 ‘a e kakai kuo nau mate ‘i he Kōviti – 19, ‘a ia ko e toko 1976 kuo pekia ‘i he lipooti ko ‘eni.
Na’e pehē ‘e he Potungāue ko e toko 353 ‘o e ngaahi keisi fo’ou kuo nau toki folau atu ki tu’apule’anga.
Na’e ‘i ai ha kau mate ‘e toko 26 mo e keisi fo’ou ‘e 8728 na’e lipooti ‘aneafi.
Kuo ‘i ai leva ‘a e kau puke ‘e toko 1,546,211 ‘i he kŌVITI – 19 ‘i Nu’usila.