There were no new deaths with COVID-19 as either a contributing factor or the underlying cause of death reported in Northland this week.
112 COVID-19 related deaths have now been confirmed in Northland throughout the outbreak.
166 new cases were reported in Northland this week. This is more than reported last week when 110 new Northland cases were reported.
At the end of the week, the average number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily over the prior seven days was 24 cases. This compares to the 16 case seven-day rolling average reported at the end of last week.
74,995 Northland cases have now recovered, and there have now been a total of 75,273 Northland cases reported throughout the outbreak.
Across the country, 22 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported this week.
116 cases were in hospitals around the country at the end of this week, compared to 119 reported at the end of last week.
3,615 new cases were reported across the country this week, with 1,781 (49.3%) being reinfections. This is fewer new cases than reported last week, when 3,764 new cases were reported.
The national seven-day rolling average of new cases reported each day was 514 at the end of this week, compared to 535 last week.
The latest COVID-19 Trends and Insights Report covers national data.
Reported case rate for the week ending 23 July decreased compared to the previous week. In the week ending 16 July, hospital admissions, viral RNA in wastewater, and mortality decreased compared to the previous week.
The XBB variants are still the most common (~58%). XBB.1.16 continues to be the most common variant ~20%, followed by FK1.1 at 19% and CH1.1 at 9%.