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# COVID-19 Update: 10 April 2020
- URL: https://goodoil.news/covid-19-update-10-april-2020/
- Published: 2020-04-10T00:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-10T06:24:27.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Health, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

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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.

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### Government COVID-19 Response Briefing

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today.

Speakers:

- Dr Caroline McElnay, Director of Public Health.

### Ministry of Health Update:

- **Second death**, woman in her 90s in Christchurch
- One of a group from Rosewood rest home and Hospital
- Part of that cluster
- Because of alert level 4 her family could not be with her at the hospital.
- Reinforces importance of Alert Level 4
- **44 new cases**, 23 confirmed and 21 probable
- 373 recovered
- **1283 total cases**
- 16 in hospital, 4 in ICU, **2 in critical condition**
- 12 significant clusters, Matamata 69 +5 on yesterday, Bluff 87 cases, Marist 84

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### Yesterday’s details.

- 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

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### COVID-19 – current cases

|                                            | Total to date | New in last 24 hours |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------- | -------------------- |
| Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand   | 1,015         | 23                   |
| Number of probable cases                   | 268           | 21                   |
| **Number of confirmed and probable cases** | **1,283**     | **44**               |
| Number of cases in hospital                | 16            | 2                    |
| Number of recovered cases                  | 373           | 56                   |
| Number of deaths                           | 2             | 1                    |

[View details of confirmed and probable 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 testing data by region](https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-testing-region?ref=goodoil.news).

[View interactive map and dashboard](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e4e58e39a0ec410eb054f42012a27b4b?ref=goodoil.news).

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### 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-10apr20v2.png)

### **Total cases by DHB in hospital**

| DHB                           | Total cases |
| ----------------------------- | ----------- |
| Auckland                      | 3           |
| Canterbury                    | 2           |
| Capital & Coast (Wellington)  | 2           |
| Counties Manukau (Middlemore) | 2           |
| Hawke’s Bay                   | 1           |
| South Canterbury              | 1           |
| Southern                      | 2           |
| Waikato                       | 1           |
| Waitemata                     | 2           |
| **Total**                     | **16**      |

![](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-100420.jpg)

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                | Number of cases | Change in last 24 hours |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ----------------------- |
| Auckland           | 169             | 6                       |
| Bay of Plenty      | 39              | \-1                     |
| Canterbury         | 135             | 16                      |
| Capital and Coast  | 86              | 3                       |
| Counties Manukau   | 95              | 0                       |
| Hawke’s Bay        | 35              | 0                       |
| Hutt Valley        | 21              | 1                       |
| Lakes              | 13              | 1                       |
| MidCentral         | 28              | 0                       |
| Nelson Marlborough | 48              | 0                       |
| Northland          | 24              | 3                       |
| South Canterbury   | 11              | 1                       |
| Southern           | 202             | 2                       |
| Tair?whiti         | 1               | 0                       |
| Taranaki           | 14              | 0                       |
| Waikato            | 166             | 7                       |
| Wairarapa          | 8               | 0                       |
| Waitemata          | 176             | 5                       |
| West Coast         | 5               | 0                       |
| Whanganui          | 7               | 0                       |
| **Total**          | **1,283**       | **44**                  |

**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-10apr20-1.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-new-confirmed-probable-10apr20-1.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-10apr20.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-sex-10apr20.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-10apr20v2-1.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 |
| -------------------------- | ---------- |
| Overseas                   | 40%        |
| Contact with known case    | 44%        |
| Community transmission     | 2%         |
| Source under investigation | 14%        |

Source: ESR EpiSurv extract as at 09:00 10 April 2020

### Lab testing and capacity

| Lab Testing            | Tests  | Date                       |
| ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- |
| Total tested yesterday | 4,520  | 9 April 2020               |
| 7-day rolling average  | 3,700  | 3 April to 9 April 2020    |
| Total tested to date   | 55,685 | 22 January to 9 April 2020 |
| Supplies in stock      | 51,119 | 10 April 2020              |

Source: Lab update as at 09:00 10 April 2020

For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see [Testing by region](https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-testing-region?ref=goodoil.news).

![](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-10apr20-1.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-case-data-tests-per-day-10apr20.png)

### COVID-19 – tests by day and cumulative

| Date           | Tests per Day | Total Tests (Cumulative) |
| -------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ |
| 22 Jan – 8-Mar |               | 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                    |
| 9-Apr          | 4520          | 55685                    |

**Note:** Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.