September 17th, 2024

9,256 community cases reported in New Zealand

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The Ministry of Health has reported 9,256 community cases, and 822 current hospitalisations today. The 7-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,335, the ministry said.

"There are now a total of 1,396 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor. The 7-day rolling average of the increase in deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 17", Ministry of Health said in its COVID-19 update today.

Today's COVID-19 numbers

  • 9,256 new community cases

  • 8,335 7-day rolling average of community cases

  • 822 cases in hospital

  • 58,303 active community cases

  • 17,653 total RATs reported in the last 24 hours

  • 3,117 total PCR tests in the last 24 hours