> ## 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: 31 March 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/covid-19-update-31-march-2020/ - Published: 2020-03-31T00:20:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-03-31T02:42:27.000Z - 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 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. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nz-covid-19-statistics-copy-7.png) --- ### 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](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 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covidcases-bydhb-31marchb.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-310320_updated_02.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 | 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** | ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covidcases-by_age-31marchb.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covidcasesbysex-31marchb.png) ### 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 | ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covidcases-byethnicity-31marchb.png) ### 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 |