The seven-day rolling average of new cases was 509. Photo: AFP / NOBEASTSOFIERCE / SCIENCE PHOTO LI
There were 4788 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the week to Sunday, and 34 more deaths attributed to the virus.
Of the new cases, 3021 were reinfections.
There were 279 cases in hospital and none in intensive care, as of midnight on Sunday.
Last week,
the ministry reported 5230 new cases of Covid-19 and 20 further deaths.
The seven-day rolling average of reported new cases was 509, down from last week.
The latest figures came after a warning from epidemiologist Michael Baker that the inability of world leaders to agree on how to fight future pandemics was making another more likely.
The confirmed death toll to date is 4120, from 2.66 million reported infections.
The latest deaths included nine from Auckland, six from Wellington, four from Waikato, four from Canterbury, four from Southern, two from Lakes, two from Nelson-Marlborough one from Tai Rawhiti, one from South Canterbury.
Fifteen were in their 80s, nine in their 70s, four in their 90s, three in their 60s, two in their 50s and one in their 20s.