‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
Three thousands New Zealanders have now died from the Covid-19 virus, the Ministry of Health record shows.
In its latest report this week about the number of new cases it said there have been 12,028 Covid-19 cases reported in New Zealand over the past week.
The numbers cover Monday, May 29 to Sunday, June 4. Case numbers continue to fall, with 2343 fewer cases recorded than the week before.
As at midnight Monday there were 278 people in hospital with the virus.
Nine people were in an intensive care unit as at midnight Monday.
Fifty-nine more people with the virus have died, with the Ministry of Health explaining there was a higher than usual number of deaths reported “due to a backlog of deaths being coded”.
The ministry said two died in June, 13 in May, seven in April, three in March and three in January. The remainder of the deaths occurred in 2022.
The total number of deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, is 3001.The total number of deaths attributed to Covid-19 since the pandemic began now exceeds 3000 – reaching 3001.
The most recent genomic surveillance shows XBB.1.6 is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in Aotearoa, representing 24% of cases, with a “strong growth trajectory expected to continue”.
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research said other tracked variants, such as FK.1.1 and XBB.1.5 remain in circulation.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
A’u e mate’ ‘i Nu’u Sila’ ni ‘i he Koviti 19 ‘o fakalaka he 3000 talu ‘eni e tō ‘a e mahaki faka’auha fakamamani lahi’ ni ‘i he ta’u ‘e tolu kuo hili’.
I heene lipooti fakamuimui he uike ni ki he lahi ‘o e ngaahi keisi fo’ou ne pehē ai ko e toko 12,028 ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi.
Ko e fika ko ia kau ai ‘a e Monite Me ‘aho 29 ki he Sapate Sune ‘aho 4 ka ne mahino ‘oku ‘alu ke holo ‘a e fika’ ‘aki ‘a e toko 2343 mei he uike ki mu’a ai’.
I he tu’uapo Mōnite’ na’e toko 278 ‘i fale mahaki ma’u ‘e he vailasi’.
Toko hiva ne nau ‘i he ‘initenisivikea he tu’uapō Mōnite’.
Ne mate ha toe kakai ‘e toko 59 pea ‘i he fakamatala mei he Potungāue Mo’ui’ ne ki’i ngali kehe ‘a e ma’olunga ange fika ‘o e kau mate ‘i he angamaheni.
Pehe ‘e he potungaue ko e toko ua ne mate ‘i Sune, 13 ‘i Me, toko fitu ‘i ‘Epeleli, toko tolu ‘i Ma’asi pea toko tolu ‘i Sanuali. Ko e toenga ‘o e ate ne hoko ia ‘i he 2022.
Ko e lahi fakakatoa ‘o e mate kuo fakapapau’i ko e tupu mei he Koviti 19 pe ko ‘ene hoko ‘a e Koviti ko ha fakitoa tānaki a’u hake ‘eni ki he toko 3001.
Ko e genomic surveillance fakamuimui taha ‘oku ha ko e XBB.1.6 ‘a e fotunga kehe lahi taha kuo ne kama ‘a Nu’u Sila ‘o ne fakafofonga ‘a e peseta ‘e 24 ‘o e ngaahi keisi.
Ne pehē ‘e he Institute of Environmental Science and Research oku kei vilovilo holo pe mo e ngaahi fotunga kehe hange ko e FK.1.1 mo e XBB.1.5.
