‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
The number of new daily community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand has dropped below the 3000 mark for the first time since late February.
In today’s statement, the Ministry of Health said there were 2618 community cases to report, the lowest number since 21 February, when the first Omicron surge began to hit.
While reported numbers do drop over the weekend, the seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 4302, down from 5441 this time last week.
The Ministry also reported 11 new deaths of people with the coronavirus, as well as 557 people in hospital, including 15 in ICU.
The 11 new deaths reported today include one person in their 50s, one in their 60s, five in their 70s, one in their 80s and three aged over 90. Four were women and seven were men.
Three were from Auckland region, one was from Bay of Plenty, two were from Hawke’s Bay, one was from MidCentral, three were from Canterbury, one was from South Canterbury.
The total number of deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19 has not been updated today and remains at 1750.
There were 27 deaths with the virus reported yesterday, as well as 3650 new cases.
New Zealand has now recorded a total of 1,673,183 cases of Covid-19.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
Talu mei Fepueli ko e toki fuofua taimi ‘eni ke holo ai ‘a e ngaahi keisi ‘i he Kōviti -19 ‘i he komiunitī ‘o ma’olalo ange ‘i he toko 3,000.
Na’e pehē ‘e he Potungāue Mo’ui ‘i ha fakamatala ‘i he ‘aho ni, ko e toko 2618 he komiunitī ke lipooti, ko e fika ma’olalo taha ia talu mei Fepueli, ‘i he taimi na’e fuofua kamata ai ‘a e Omicron.
Lolotonga ‘a e holo ko ia ‘o e toko lahi kuo lipooti, ko e ‘avalisi ‘o e lau fakahili’aho 7 ‘i he ‘aho ni ko e toko 4302, holo ia mei he 5441, ‘i he taimi tatau ‘o e uike kuo ‘osi.
Ko e kau mate ‘i he vailasi Kolona ‘e toko 11 na’e lipooti ‘e he Potungāue, kau ai e toko 557 ‘i falemahaki, mo e toko 15 ‘i he loki tauhi makehe.
Ko e mate ‘e 11 na’e lipooti ‘i he ‘aho ni, ‘oku kau ai ‘a etoko 1 lahi hake he ta’u 50, 1 lahi hake he ta’u 60, 1 lahi hake he ta’u 70, 1 lahi hake he ta’u 80, pea 3 lahi hake he ta’u 90. Kakai fefine ‘e toko 4 mo e tangata ‘e 7.
Ko e 3 mei ‘Aokalani, 1 mei Bay of Plenty, 2 mei Hawkes Bay, 1 mei MidCentral,3 mei Canterbury, pea 1 mei South Canterbury.
Na’e te’eki ke faka’aho mai ‘a e kau mate ‘i he Kōviti-19 ‘i he ‘aho ni pea ko ia ‘oku kei tu’u ma’u ai pē ‘i he toko 1750.
Na’e toko 27 ‘a e kau mate ‘i he vailasi na’e lipooti ‘aneafi, pea mo e keisi fo’ou ‘e toko 3650
Kuo lekooti ai ha kau puke ‘i he Kōviti -19 ‘e toko 1,673,183 ‘i Nu’usila ‘i he taimi ni.
Covid-19 update: Number of new daily cases drops to 2100, with 15 more deaths