> ## 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: 30 March 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/covid-19-update-30-march-2020/ - Published: 2020-03-29T23:50:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-03-30T00:51:21.000Z - 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. Speakers: - Mike Bush, Commissioner of Police – update on Covid-19 national response - Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health – health update. ### Ministry of Health Update: - **No new deaths** - **76 new cases**, 60 new confirmed. 3 suspected - 63 recovered - 12 in hospital. 3 to be discharged soon, 2 in ICU. - 1728 average tests per day over last 7 days - Still strong link to overseas travel, several clusters - **589** total cases - Of 455 cases – 57 per cent over overseas travel, 27 per cent close link to a known case. Just two per cent or about ten cases are thought to be cases of community transmission. ### Police Update - **Compliance** - Vast majority complying - Since new website for snitching launched over 4000 reports filed. - 1000 relate to businesses, rest relate to people - Kiwis embracing snitching - 3 people arrested for persistent breaches, 2 released, 1 still in custody. - Road checkpoints aren’t currently part of their deployment model but could become part of it. - **Policing nationally** - Small rise in family violence reports, but now reducing. - Massive decline in public violence - Significant decline in arrests generally - Two Police staff have tested positive - **Returning Kiwis** - 4567 returned, 94 symptomatic and in quarantine - 1200 with no plans and therefore in managed isolation --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nz-covid-19-statistics-copy-6.png) --- ### COVID-19 – current cases ### Summary | | Total to date | New in last 24 hours | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------- | -------------------- | | Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 552 | 76 | | Number of probable cases | 37 | \-1 | | **Number of confirmed and probable cases** | **589** | **75** | | Number of cases in hospital | 12 | – | | Number of recovered cases | 63 | 6 | | 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). ### Confirmed and probable cases by DHB As at 9.30 am, 29 March 2020 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-casesbydhb-30march.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hp7357_-_covid_confirmed_and_probable_cases_by_dhb-merged-300320.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). | DHB | Total cases | | ------------------ | ----------- | | Auckland | 91 | | Bay of Plenty | 11 | | Canterbury | 49 | | Capital and Coast | 57 | | Counties Manukau | 40 | | Hawke’s Bay | 12 | | Hutt Valley | 13 | | Lakes | 9 | | MidCentral | 11 | | Nelson Marlborough | 20 | | Northland | 9 | | South Canterbury | 7 | | Southern | 83 | | Tairawhiti | 1 | | Taranaki | 11 | | Waikato | 76 | | Wairarapa | 5 | | Waitemata | 78 | | West Coast | 3 | | Whanganui | 3 | | **Total** | **589** | ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-casesbyage-30march.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-casesbysex-30march.png) ### Ethnicity percentages of all cases | Ethnicity | No. of cases | | ----------------------------------------- | ------------ | | Asian | 47 | | European or Other | 430 | | M?ori | 27 | | Middle Eastern / Latin American / African | 17 | | Pacific People | 14 | | Unknown | 54 | ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-casesbyethinicyt-30march.png)