More than 30,000 boosters given yesterday; 103 community cases; 11 in …
Yesterday 9,108 paediatric doses were given, bringing the total to 159,296. There were also 30,146 booster doses, taking the total administered to date to 1,287,972.
With Omicron in New Zealand, the best thing you can do is get your booster as soon as it is due. Boosters lower your chances of getting very sick and being hospitalised. It also helps slow the spread of the virus. That’s why it’s important to get your booster four months after your second dose - so if you’re over 18 and your booster is due, please get it now.
Omicron update
Public health teams are continuing to manage Omicron cases in the community through rapidly isolating cases and contacts, contact tracing, and testing to slow the spread.
We are expecting the number of cases connected to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend to grow over the coming days as further test results are received. The Ministry of Health is continuing to advise all attendees to get a test, if they have not already done so.
We’re continuing to ask everyone in New Zealand to act as if Omicron is circulating in their community.
That means wearing a mask, physical distancing and scanning in using the COVID-19 Tracer app, when you’re out and about.
The most common early symptoms of the Omicron variant are a sore or scratchy throat, and a runny nose. So if you have these symptoms, please get a test, and stay at home until you get a negative result.
Testing and vaccination centre locations nationwide can be found on the Healthpoint website.
COVID-19 vaccine update
- Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 4,040,538 first doses (96%); 3,960,959 second doses (94%); 1,287,972 booster doses
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 764 first doses;1,300 second doses; 9,108 paediatric doses; 30,146 booster doses.
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 512,045 first doses (90%); 484,949 second doses (85%).
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 277,078 first doses (97%); 268,951 second doses (94%).
- Paediatric vaccines administered to date (percentage of 5-11-year-olds): 159,296 first doses (33%)
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 5-11): 20,551 first doses (18%)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 5-11): 11,503 first doses (23%)
Vaccination rates for all DHBs (percentage of eligible people aged 12 +)
- Northland DHB: First doses (90%); second doses (87%)
- Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (97%); second doses (95%)
- Waikato DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (92%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (92%)
- Lakes DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (90%)
- MidCentral DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Tairawhiti DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)
- Whanganui DHB: First doses (92%); second doses (89%)
- Hawke’s Bay: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Taranaki DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (92%)
- Wairarapa DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- Capital and Coast DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (97%)
- Hutt Valley DHB: First doses (97%); second doses (95%)
- Nelson Marlborough DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)
- West Coast DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (90%)
- Canterbury DHB: First doses (99%); second doses (97%)
- South Canterbury DHB: First doses (95%); second doses (93%)
- Southern DHB: First doses (97%); second doses (96%)
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: 11; North Shore: 1; Middlemore: 4; Auckland: 2; Rotorua: 3, Waikato 1
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 58
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 0
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (N/A cases / 0%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (1 case / 20%); fully vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (4 cases / 80%)
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 59
- Seven day rolling average of border cases: 43
- Number of new community cases: 103
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 37
- Location of new community cases: *Northland (4), *Auckland (56), Waikato (12), Tairāwhiti (1), *Bay of Plenty (14), Lakes (8), Hawke’s Bay (3), MidCentral (1), Taranaki (1), Wellington (2), Nelson Tasman (1)
- Number of community cases (total): 11,914 (in current community outbreaks)
- Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 9,016
- Number of active cases (total): 710 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classified as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 15,910
Contacts
- Number of active contacts being managed (total): 7,566
- Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 73%
- Percentage who has returned at least one result: 72%
Tests
- Number of tests total (last 24 hours):18,765
- Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 19,471
- Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 9,832
Wastewater
No unusual detections to report.
NZ COVID Tracer
- Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,747,941
- Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday: 45,837
My Vaccine Pass
- My vaccine pass downloads total: 4,982,395
- My vaccine pass downloads (last 24 hours): 9,407
Death of a patient at North Shore Hospital
Sadly, today we are reporting the death of a patient with COVID-19 at North Shore Hospital.
The patient, who was in their 70s, was admitted to hospital on 21 January.
The person had a number of underlying health conditions and was receiving appropriate ward-level care.
Our thoughts are with the family, whānau and friends who have requested that their privacy be respected at this sad time.
Today’s cases
We are reporting new community cases in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Tairāwhiti, MidCentral, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson Tasman.
Northland
Today we are reporting four cases in Northland. Three of these cases were reported yesterday. The new case is a household member of an existing case.
Auckland
There are 56 cases to report in Auckland today. However, a technical issue has meant that approximately 40 further have not been entered into the Ministry’s reporting systems. We are working to resolve the issue and the additional cases will be reported tomorrow.
Health and welfare providers are now supporting 891 people in the region to isolate at home, including 288 cases.
Waikato
There are 12 new cases in the Waikato today, with 10 linked to previous cases and two under investigation. Seven are reported for Hamilton, two in Paeroa, one in Waihi, and two locations not yet confirmed.
There were 1620 tests processed in Waikato yesterday.
Public Health, primary care and manaaki providers are supporting 40 cases to isolate at home.
Lakes
Eight new cases are being reported in the Lakes area today. Of these, six are contacts of other cases and two are being investigated. All eight of these cases are in the Rotorua district.
Bay of Plenty
There are 14 new cases being reported in the Bay of Plenty today. Eight are contacts of existing cases and three are being investigated to determine any potential links. Six of these cases are in the Western Bay, four are in Tauranga and one is in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. There are three further cases onboard the Singapore-flagged Maersk Bogor container ship, which is currently under quarantine at the Port of Tauranga.
Bay of Plenty public health officials are encouraging anyone in Katikati who has symptoms or has been at a location of interest anywhere in New Zealand, to please get tested. Testing centres and opening hours in Katikati can be found on the Healthpoint website.
Tairāwhiti
There is one new case to report in Tairāwhiti today. The case is linked an existing case and also has links to Soundsplash.
Hawke’s Bay
Three new cases are being reported in Hawke’s Bay today. Investigations are underway to determine any potential links to existing cases.
MidCentral
There is one new case being reported in MidCentral today, they are linked to an existing case in Tairāwhiti.
Two bus journeys will be published today as locations of interest in relation to this case. Anyone who was on either of these buses is considered a close contact and must self-identify by calling the COVID-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or registering here.
The first bus was the InterCity IC6965 bus from Gisborne to Napier which departed Gisborne at 9.30am Friday 28 January and arrived in Napier at 1pm on the same day.
The second bus was the InterCity IC6367 bus from Napier to Wellington, which departed Napier at 1.50pm Friday 28 January and arrived in Wellington at 7.45pm on the same day. Although the case disembarked in Palmerston North, where they later tested positive for COVID-19, the entire trip is considered to be a Location of Interest and all passengers are close contacts.
Taranaki
There is one new COVID-19 case to report in Taranaki. The new case is a known close contact of cases linked to the Hawkes Bay region and this person has been isolating in South Taranaki whilst waiting for test results.
Wellington
Today we can confirm two new cases. One in the Hutt Valley, linked to an event in Auckland, and one case in Capital & Coast DHB already in isolation and linked to an existing case.
With a further positive wastewater test result in Porirua, we urge anyone who lives in Porirua and Wellington’s northern suburbs to get a test if they feel unwell with COVID-19 like symptoms.
There are a number of new locations of interest to announce across the Wellington region, including two inbound flights deemed close contacts where people who were on-board need to self-isolate and test immediately. See full details on the Ministry’s Locations of Interest website.
Nelson Tasman
We are reporting one new case in Nelson Tasman today. This case was transferred from Christchurch and is isolating in Nelson. Investigations are underway to determine how they are linked to the outbreak.