> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # COVID-19 Update: 9 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/covid-19-update-09-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-09T00:50:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-09T01:40:46.000Z - Author: Good Oil Staff - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Health, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-19-alert-level-4.jpg) We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. [More information on alert levels.](https://covid19.govt.nz/government-actions/covid-19-alert-level/?ref=goodoil.news) - Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. - Only make physical contact with those that you live with. --- ### Government COVID-19 Response Briefing The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today, 9 April 2020. **Speakers:** - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health ### Ministry of Health Update: - 23 new confirmed, 6 probable cases, 29 total new cases - 317 people who have recovered - 1239 total cases - 14 in hospital, 4 ICU in critical condition - 3547 is the 7 day rolling average number of tests - 3990 tests tests yesterday - 12 clusters. Matamata 64, Bluff 87, Marist 84 ### Prime Minister Update: - Halfway mark, praise from PM for Kiwis for lock down. - Apparently we are alone in the world to stamp out Covid-19, somehow. - On track to meet optimist scenarios - Plan is working, but success does not mean reduction in rules. - Police enforcement will continue, and in some instance increase - “We cannot let the selfish actions of a few set us back, and we won’t” - An extra 4,866 Kiwis on a benefit, and last week that number increased by another 10,000 - Best economic response, is a health response. - Borders tightened, quarantine required for 14 days for every Kiwi returning. - Also for anyone else arriving as well. - Despite only requiring quarantine now still claiming we went hard and early - A network of up to 18 hotels will be used to implement this approach, of which one to two will be specifically set aside for those under strict quarantine conditions. - The Ministry of Health is working on a contact tracing app. - Might be able to get the open source tech for this from Singapore, speaking with Singapore’s Prime Minister this evening - Claims we have high level of testing despite less than 1% of population having been tested - Will not be moving out of Level 4 early. If we move to early, we will go backwards - Businesses being asked to prepare now for any alert level --- ### Yesterday’s details: - 26 new confirmed, 24 probable cases, 50 total new cases - 282 people who have recovered - 1210 total cases - 12 in hospital, 4 ICU in critical condition - 3343 is the 7 day rolling average number of tests - 4098 tests tests yesterday, highest number of tests on a single day - Over 45,000 tests - Community transmission at 2% ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nz-covid-19-statistics-copy-10.png) --- --- ### COVID-19 – current cases | | Total to date | New in last 24 hours | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------- | -------------------- | | Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 992 | 23 | | Number of probable cases | 247 | 6 | | **Number of confirmed and probable cases** | **1,239** | **29** | | Number of cases in hospital | 14 | 2 | | Number of recovered cases | 317 | 35 | | Number of deaths | 1 | | [View full details of the confirmed cases](https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-current-cases-details?ref=goodoil.news). [View details of significant COVID-19 clusters](https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-clusters?ref=goodoil.news). [View interactive map and dashboard](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e4e58e39a0ec410eb054f42012a27b4b?ref=goodoil.news). --- ### Confirmed and probable cases by DHB ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-cases-by-dhb-9apr20-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hp7357-covid-confirmed-and-probable-cases-by-dhb-merged-090420-1.jpg) ### **Total cases by DHB in hospital** | DHB | Number of cases | Change in last 24 hours | | ------------------ | --------------- | ----------------------- | | Auckland | 159 | 4 | | Bay of Plenty | 40 | 2 | | Canterbury | 119 | 5 | | Capital and Coast | 83 | 1 | | Counties Manukau | 95 | 3 | | Hawke’s Bay | 35 | 0 | | Hutt Valley | 21 | 0 | | Lakes | 12 | 0 | | MidCentral | 28 | 0 | | Nelson Marlborough | 48 | 2 | | Northland | 20 | 0 | | South Canterbury | 10 | 0 | | Southern | 200 | 5 | | Tair?whiti | 1 | 0 | | Taranaki | 14 | 0 | | Waikato | 163 | 4 | | Wairarapa | 8 | 0 | | Waitemata | 171 | 2 | | West Coast | 5 | 1 | | Whanganui | 7 | 0 | | **Total** | **1239** | **29** | Download the [Map of confirmed and probable cases by DHB (PDF, 282 KB)](https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/pages/covid-confirmed-probable-cases-by-dhb-26mar2020.pdf?ref=goodoil.news). ### Total cases in hospital by DHB | DHB | Total cases | | ---------------------------------------------- | ----------- | | Auckland | 2 | | Canterbury | 1 | | Capital & Coast (Wellington) | 2 | | Counties Manukau (Middlemore) | 2 | | South Canterbury | 1 | | Southern (Lakes District, Dunedin & Southland) | 3 | | Waikato | 1 | | Waitemata | 2 | | **Total** | **14** | **Note:** Four of the 12 in hospital are in ICU. ### Epidemic Curve ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-total-confirmed-probable-9apr20.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-new-confirmed-probable-9apr20.png) ### Total Cases by Age and Gender ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-cases-by-age-9apr20.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-cases-by-gender-9apr20.png) ### Ethnicity percentages of all cases ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-cases-by-ethnicity-9apr20.png) ### Transmission This information refers to the 1,210 confirmed and probable cases as at 9.00 am 9 April 2020. | Transmission type | % of cases | | -------------------------- | ---------- | | Recent overseas travel | 41% | | Contact with known case | 44% | | Community transmission | 2% | | Source under investigation | 13% | ## Lab testing | Lab Testing | Tests | Date | | ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- | | Total tested yesterday | 3,990 | 8 April 2020 | | 7-day rolling average | 3,547 | 2 to 8 April 2020 | | Total tested to date | 51,165 | 22 January to 8 April 2020 | | Supplies in stock | 47,056 | 9 April 2020 | **Note:** Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-tests-per-day-9apr20-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-total-tests-9apr20-1.png) ### COVID-19 – tests by day and cumulative | Date | Tests per Day | Total Tests (Cumulative) | | -------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ | | 22 Jan – 8 Apr | | 300 | | 9-Mar | 12 | 312 | | 10-Mar | 89 | 401 | | 11-Mar | 83 | 484 | | 12-Mar | 31 | 515 | | 13-Mar | 35 | 550 | | 14-Mar | 34 | 584 | | 15-Mar | 142 | 726 | | 16-Mar | 325 | 1051 | | 17-Mar | 659 | 1710 | | 18-Mar | 1209 | 2919 | | 19-Mar | 1291 | 4210 | | 20-Mar | 1554 | 5764 | | 21-Mar | 1176 | 6940 | | 22-Mar | 1256 | 8196 | | 23-Mar | 1050 | 9246 | | 24-Mar | 1544 | 10790 | | 25-Mar | 2592 | 13382 | | 26-Mar | 2117 | 15499 | | 27-Mar | 2067 | 17566 | | 28-Mar | 1809 | 19375 | | 29-Mar | 918 | 20293 | | 30-Mar | 1391 | 21684 | | 31-Mar | 2093 | 23777 | | 1-Apr | 2562 | 26339 | | 2-Apr | 3446 | 29785 | | 3-Apr | 3631 | 33416 | | 4-Apr | 3093 | 36509 | | 5-Apr | 3709 | 40218 | | 6-Apr | 2908 | 43126 | | 7-Apr | 4049 | 47175 | | 8-Apr | 3990 | 51165 | **Note:** Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.