Covid 19 Omicron: 1049 new cases and 30 in hospital in Hawke's Bay

There are 1049 new cases and 30 in hospital in Hawke's Bay on Wednesday. Photo / NZME

There are 1049 new Covid cases and 30 people in hospital in Hawke's Bay with the virus.

The Ministry of Health announced there were 19,542 new cases nationwide and 971 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

A spokesperson said 21 of those patients in hospital were in intensive care or high dependency units.

The ministry also reported 24 deaths on Wednesday.

Of those deaths, 16 were from the past three weeks that hadn't yet been reported and eight were from Tuesday.

In the Hawke's Bay DHB area, 97.5 per cent of the eligible population have received their first dose of the vaccine, 95.6 per cent two doses and 72.7 per cent their booster.