We are at
Level 4of 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.
- 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.
Speakers:
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health
Ministry of Health Update:
- Another death, Man in his 80s, Rosewood cluster member, total of 5 deaths now
- 19 new cases, 15 confirmed and 4 probable
- 546 recovered
- 1349 total cases
- 15 in hospital, 4 in ICU, 1 in critical condition
- 15 significant clusters, Matamata 71, Bluff 86 cases, Marist 85, Aged Residential Car facility in Auckland 10
- 2% are confirmed as community transmission
- 1660 tests processed
- 62,827 total tests
- Surveillance testing not yet happening.
Prime Minister Update:
- Not in a position to move out of level 4 early
- Level 3 will have significant restrictions also
- Comparing Level 3 it to a waiting room, where there are fewer restrictions but not so many that the gains of level 4 are rolled back.
- Treasury will be releasing some economic scenarios tomorrow.
- On Wednesday, Grant Robertson will set out his next economic plan.
- On Thursday, Ardern will set out more details on level 3 and what it looks like.
- Opening the borders could bring Covid-19 back, opening NZ up to the risk of further outbreak
- No plans on relaxing those border restrictions.
- Vaccine won’t be ready in 12 months maybe more.
Yesterday’s details:
- 18 new cases, 14 confirmed and 4 probable
- 471 recovered
- 1330 total cases
- 14 in hospital, 5 in ICU, 1 in critical condition
- 13 significant clusters, Matamata 70, Bluff 85 cases, Marist 85
- 2% are confirmed as community transmission
- 2421 tests processed
- 3523 rolling seven day average
- 61,167 total tests
COVID-19 – current cases
Total to date | New in last 24 hours | |
---|---|---|
Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 1,064 | 15 |
Number of probable cases | 285 | 4 |
Number of confirmed and probable cases | 1,349 | 19 |
Number of cases in hospital | 15 | 1 |
Number of recovered cases | 546 | 75 |
Number of deaths (as at 1pm 13 April 2020) | 5 | 1 |
Note: The number of confirmed and probable cases reported in the last 24 hours includes cases which were entered on an earlier date as ‘under investigation’ or ‘suspected’ whose status has now been changed to confirmed or probable.
View details of confirmed and probable cases.
View details of significant COVID-19 clusters.
View interactive map and dashboard.
Confirmed and probable cases by DHB
Total cases by DHB in hospital
DHB | Total cases |
---|---|
Auckland | 2 |
Canterbury | 1 |
Capital & Coast (Wellington) | 1 |
Counties Manukau (Middlemore) | 1 |
Nelson Marlborough | 1 |
South Canterbury | 1 |
Southern | 1 |
Waikato | 5 |
Waitemata | 2 |
Total | 15 |
Note: Four of the 15 in hospital are in ICU as at 8.30 am 13 April 2020.
Download the Map of confirmed and probable cases by DHB (PDF, 282 KB).
Total cases in hospital by DHB
DHB | Number of cases | Change in last 24 hours |
---|---|---|
Auckland | 176 | 1 |
Bay of Plenty | 41 | -1 |
Canterbury | 136 | 6 |
Capital and Coast | 88 | 2 |
Counties Manukau | 101 | 1 |
Hawke’s Bay | 41 | 3 |
Hutt Valley | 22 | -2 |
Lakes | 16 | 2 |
MidCentral | 28 | 0 |
Nelson Marlborough | 48 | 0 |
Northland | 25 | 0 |
South Canterbury | 11 | 0 |
Southern | 209 | 3 |
Tair?whiti | 1 | 0 |
Taranaki | 14 | 0 |
Waikato | 177 | 1 |
Wairarapa | 8 | 0 |
Waitemata | 195 | 3 |
West Coast | 5 | 0 |
Whanganui | 7 | 0 |
Total | 1,349 | 19 |
Epidemic Curve
Total Cases by Age and Gender
Ethnicity percentages of all cases
Transmission
This information refers to the 1,349 confirmed and probable cases as at 9.00 am 13 April 2020.
Transmission type | % of cases |
---|---|
Recent overseas travel | 40% |
Contact with known case | 47% |
Community transmission | 2% |
Source under investigation | 11% |
Lab testing and capacity
Lab Testing | Tests | Date |
---|---|---|
Total tested yesterday | 1,660 | 12 April 2020 |
7-day rolling average | 3,230 | 6 April to 12 April 2020 |
Total tested to date | 62,827 | 22 January to 12 April 2020 |
Supplies in stock | 66,101 | 13 April 2020 |
For a detailed break down of ethnicity and DHB region testing see Testing by region.
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 |
10-Apr | 3061 | 58746 |
11-Apr | 2421 | 61167 |
12-Apr | 1660 | 62827 |
Note: Two sets of cumulative test data have been reconciled to give cumulative total from 22 January 2020 when testing began.