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Covid-19 cases continue to rise, with 11,544 new infections reported over the past week.

The numbers cover the week from Monday, March 6 to Sunday, March 12.

As at midnight Sunday, there were 190 people in hospital with the virus.

Five people were in an intensive care or high dependency unit as at midnight Sunday.

Twenty-two more people with the virus have died, including two who were in their 30s.

Of the 22 people who have died, two were in their 60s, five were in their 70s, eight were in their 80s and three were aged over 90.

Fifteen were men and seven were women.

Six were from the Auckland region, five were from Canterbury, two each were from the Lakes and MidCentral districts, and one each were from Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay, the Wellington region, South Canterbury and the Southern District.

The number of deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, is 2560.

Last week’s positive cases, detected through rapid antigen tests (RATs) and PCR tests, are located in Northland (279), Auckland (3216), Waikato (740), Bay of Plenty (386), Lakes District (244), Hawke’s Bay (345), MidCentral District (449), Whanganui (159), Taranaki (220), Tairāwhiti (81), Wairarapa (180), Capital and Coast (822), Hutt Valley (296), Nelson Marlborough (474), Canterbury (2063), West Coast (112), South Canterbury (184) and Southern District (1252).

The location of 42 cases is unknown.

The seven-day rolling average of cases is 1644. The seven-day rolling average of RAT results is 2477.

FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA

Toe kaka ‘a e lahi ‘o e keisi ‘i he Koviti ‘aki ‘eni ‘a e toko 11,544 ko e keisi fo’ou ia kuo lipooti he uike kuo ‘osi’.

Ko e fika ia mei he Monite ‘aho ono Ma’asi ki he ‘aho 12

I he tu’uapƍ Sāpate na’e toko 190 ‘a e kakai ‘i fale nahaki ne ma’u ‘e he vailasi’. Toko nima ne ‘i he intensive care pe ‘iuniti high dependency. Na’e toe ‘i ai mo e toko 22 ne nau mate, toko ua ‘i hona ta’u 60 tupu’, nima ‘i honau 70 tupu’, toko valu ‘i honau 80 tupu’ pea tolu ‘ova he 90. Ko e toko 15 ko e kakai tangata pea fitu ko e kakai fefine.

Ko e toko ono mei he vāhenga ‘Aokalani, nima mei Canterbury, taki ua mei he vāhenga Lakes mo MidCentral mo e taki taha mei Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s bay, Uelingatonu mo e the Southern District.

Ko e lahi ‘o e mate’ kuo fakapapau’i ko e tupu mei he Koviti, ka ‘ikai pe ko e mahaki tauhi na’e tupu ai ‘a e mate pe ko ha tokoni ‘a e Koviti ke mate ai ia ‘i honau mahaki tauhi’ ‘a ia ko e toko 2560.

‘I he uike kuo ‘osi ko e ngaahi keisi positive na’e ma’u ia ‘i he tesi rapid antigen RATS moe PCR ‘a ia ko e ko Northland (279), Auckland (3216), Waikato (740), Bay of Plenty (386), Lakes District (244), Hawke’s Bay (345), MidCentral District (449), Whanganui (159), Taranaki (220), Tairāwhiti (81), Wairarapa (180), Capital and Coast (822), Hutt Valley (296), Nelson Marlborough (474), Canterbury (2063), West Coast (112), South Canterbury (184) and Southern District (1252).

Na’e ‘i ai e keisi ‘e 42 ne ‘ikai ‘ilo honau feitu’u. Faka’avalisi ki he toko 1644 e ‘avalisi ‘o e vilo ‘i he ‘aho ‘e fitu.

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