Tuesday's cases
There were 31 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Tuesday including 12 in Bay of Plenty and four in Lakes.
Of the Bay of Plenty's 12 cases, 11 were in Tauranga and one was in the Western BOP district. Eight were linked to other cases while investigations were ongoing for the others.
In the Lakes area, the four new cases were in Rotorua with all linked to previous cases.
Fifty-three people with Covid-19 are in hospital. Nine are at North Shore, 16 at Auckland, 22 at Middlemore, five at Tauranga and one at Rotorua.
Almost half (20) are either unvaccinated or ineligible for the vaccine. Eight people had received one dose, 14 were fully vaccinated, with the remainder unknown.
Of the six people in intensive care or high dependency units, three are at Middlemore and three at Tauranga.