Media Releases – NZ Ministry of Health

• 94 community cases of COVID-19; 5 new border cases; 89 percent of Aucklanders receive one vaccine dose
  Media release19 October 2021There are 94 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today; 87 in Auckland and seven in Waikato. As of 10am, 41 of these cases are linked – 26 of which are household contacts – and 53 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak. Cases Number […]
• COVID-19 update 19 October 2021
  News article19 October 2021Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will update the media today at 1pm.
• 60 community cases of COVID-19; 5 new border cases; 89 percent of Aucklanders complete one vaccine dose
  Media release18 October 2021There are 60 new community cases today; 57 in Auckland and three in the Waikato. As at 10am, 36 of these cases are linked – 18 of which are household contacts – and 24 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak. Cases Number of new community […]
• COVID-19 update 18 October 2021 4pm
  News article18 October 2021Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will give a post-cabinet announcement today at 4pm. The Prime Minister will be joined by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Transcript   Kia ora koutou katoa. Good afternoon. Today I will set out Cabinet's decisions on alert levels in Auckland, Northland and the Waikato as well as signal […]
• Super Saturday COVID-19 vaccination data update
  Media release17 October 2021Yesterday was Super Saturday, and what a success it was! A huge number of people across the country went out and got their COVID-19 vaccination. 85% of New Zealanders have now had their first dose, up 2% on Super Saturday. 65% of the population are fully vaccinated, up 3% on Super Saturday. […]
• 51 community cases of COVID-19; 2 new cases in managed isolation; more than 130,000 vaccines administered yesterday
  Media release17 October 2021There are 51 new community cases today; 47 are in Auckland and four are in the Waikato. As at 9am today, 28 of these cases are linked, of whom 18 are household contacts, and 23 remain unlinked with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the current outbreak.  Super Saturday Super Saturday provided a […]
• Super Saturday smashes vaccination records
  Media release16 October 2021Super Saturday has smashed vaccination records with people rolling up their sleeves for their COVID-19 vaccinations today, with 129,995 doses administered - 39,024 first doses and 90,971 second doses as at 10pm tonight. Auckland now has 89% of its eligible people vaccinated with at least one dose. “I want to give a […]
• 41 community cases of COVID-19; two new cases in managed isolation; 69,582 doses of vaccine delivered so far during Super Saturday
  Media release16 October 2021There are 41 new community cases today. As at 10am, 20 of these cases are linked, 13 of which are household contacts and 21 remain unlinked with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the current outbreak.  Super Saturday  Super Saturday has kicked off strongly this morning with thousands of people around the country […]
• 65 community cases of COVID-19; 1 new case in managed isolation; more than 68,000 vaccines administered yesterday
  Media release15 October 2021There are 65 new community cases today. As at 11am, 34 of these cases are linked, 10 are household contacts, and 31 remain unlinked with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the current outbreak.  Super Saturday Vaccination remains our number one protection against COVID-19. We are asking everyone in Aotearoa to either get […]
• Second positive wastewater result in Te Awamutu, symptomatic locals urged to get tested
  Media release15 October 2021The Ministry of Health has been advised by ESR of a second COVID-19 positive detection in wastewater from a sample taken from Te Awamutu on Wednesday. This follows an earlier positive wastewater detection announced yesterday in a sample taken from the Waikato town in on Tuesday. Public health officials have yet to […]