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Read the latest information about confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 24 March 2024.
COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand; Disease: COVID-19: Virus strain: SARS-CoV-2: Location: New Zealand: First outbreak: Wuhan, Hubei, China: Index case: Auckland, Auckland Region: Arrival date: 28 February 2020 (4 years, 3 weeks and 5 days ago) Confirmed cases: 2,240,441 (total) Active cases: 12,799: Suspected cases ‡ 60,255 (total) Recovered ...
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Jan 9, 2023 · 21 September 2023: COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 detected in Aotearoa New Zealand. 1 September 2023: Publication of the Aotearoa New Zealand Strategic Framework for Managing COVID-19.
Mar 3, 2022 · March 3, 2022. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — For much of the past two years, Covid-19 was a phantom presence in New Zealand, a plague experienced mostly through news reports from faraway...
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Aug 17, 2021 · CNN — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the country confirmed one coronavirus case – the first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in the...
The number of confirmed cases is lower than the true number of infections – this is due to limited testing. In a separate post we discuss how models of COVID-19 help us estimate the true number of infections. → We provide more detail on these points in our page on Cases of COVID-19.
Sep 14, 2021 · WELLINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asked New Zealanders on Tuesday to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as it was the only way to beat the spread of coronavirus...