Omicron outbreak: 11 deaths, 8531 new cases, 635 hospitalisations
Of those in hospital, most are in the Auckland metro area.
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Yesterday New Zealand saw a record 20 Covid-related deaths.
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An expert warns given the long-tail of Omicron not to fully relax settings too soon.
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The total number of publicly reported Covid related deaths has now reached 175.
Ten deaths, 18,514 new Covid cases, 939 people in hospital
This takes the death toll of publicly reported Covid-related deaths to 166.
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New Zealand has been "dominated by monocultural thinking", Health NZ chair says.
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Jacinda Ardern didn't want to jump the gun on whether that meant Omicron had peaked.
15,161 cases, one death, 618 in hospital - case drop 'encouraging' but caution urged
The seven-day rolling average of cases is 17,272, up from 16,687 yesterday.
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Five deaths and 22,535 cases were registered yesterday.
Planned strike involving 10,000 health workers postponed
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Another record - 13,606 community cases of Covid; 263 in hospital; 5 in ICU
New Zealand has seen another day of record Covid-19 escalation.
Five deaths, record 12,011 new cases - nearly double yesterday; 237 in hospital
Of the 12,011 new cases, 3807 were detected via PCR tests and 8223 were by using RATs.
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Live: Records tumble - 2522 new cases, 100 in hospital, RATs for Auckland cases
There were 1901 community Covid cases on Saturday and 1929 on Friday.
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
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Experts say the country is on track to seeing 10,000 cases a day by mid-March.
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188 community Covid cases today, 14 in hospital
New cases in DHBs across North Island and in Canterbury.