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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
Speakers:
- Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management – update on Covid-19 national response, civil defence initiatives
- Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health – health update.
Ministry of Health Update:
- No new deaths
- 58 new cases, 48 new confirmed, 10 probable
- 74 recovered
- 14 in hospital. 2 in ICU, stable.
- 1777 average tests per day over last 7 days
- 647 total cases
- Lower testing over weekend
- More testing capacity coming on line
- Still a strong link to overseas travel, he said, with 53 per cent of cases linked, unsurprising given they are still restricting who they test.
- A large number of stocked masks would now be released to DHBs – including for home support workers.
- Bloomfield now parroting Government lines
- We have 533, and there are a number in the private sector available to be used if necessary.
Civil Defence Update:
- A local government team has now been set up
- From today, local helplines will be operated.
- Stop flushing wet wipes, put them in rubbish
- 54 people in temporary accommodation are being flown to Wellington, then to Christchurch
- Tourists should observe isolation
- People not to gather in parks or beaches and to keep social distance.
Yesterday’s details:
- 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.
COVID-19 – current cases
Summary
| Total to date | New in last 24 hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 600 | 48 |
| Number of probable cases | 47 | 10 |
| Number of confirmed and probable cases | 647 | 58 |
| Number of cases in hospital | 14 | – |
| Number of recovered cases | 74 | 11 |
| Number of deaths | 1 |
View full details of the confirmed cases.
View details of significant COVID-19 clusters.
Confirmed and probable cases by DHB
Download the Map of confirmed and probable cases by DHB (PDF, 282 KB).
| DHB | Total cases |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 97 |
| Bay of Plenty | 15 |
| Canterbury | 52 |
| Capital and Coast | 58 |
| Counties Manukau | 47 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 15 |
| Hutt Valley | 13 |
| Lakes | 11 |
| MidCentral | 11 |
| Nelson Marlborough | 22 |
| Northland | 9 |
| South Canterbury | 7 |
| Southern | 98 |
| Tairawhiti | 1 |
| Taranaki | 13 |
| Waikato | 81 |
| Wairarapa | 5 |
| Waitemata | 86 |
| West Coast | 3 |
| Whanganui | 3 |
| Total | 647 |
Ethnicity percentages of all cases
| Ethnicity | No. of cases |
|---|---|
| Asian | 49 |
| European or Other | 467 |
| Maori | 38 |
| Middle Eastern / Latin American / African | 17 |
| Pacific People | 18 |
| Unknown | 58 |
Transmission
This information refers to the 648 confirmed and probable cases as at 9 am 31 March 2020.
| Source of transmission | % of cases |
|---|---|
| Recent overseas travel | 53% |
| Contact with known case | 29% |
| Community transmission | 1% |
| Source under investigation | 17% |
Lab testing
| Lab testing | Tests | Date range |
|---|---|---|
| 7-day rolling average | 1,777 (per day) | 24 – 30 March 2020 |
| Total lab tests to date | 21,384 | 3 – 30 March 2020 |
