The daily case numbers of Covid-19 continue to fall with 3302 new cases reported today, as well as the deaths of 18 people with the virus.
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The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is continuing to fall, at 5441 today, compared to 7183 this time last week.
There are 606 people in hospital, down from 648 yesterday, with 16 in ICU.
The 18 people who have died from Covid-19 and are being reported today include one person in their 50s, two in their 60s, two in their 70s, nine in their 80s and four aged over 90. Eleven were women and seven were men.
Eight were from Auckland region, one was from Lakes, one was from Tairawhiti, one was from Hawke's Bay, one was from Taranaki, four were from Wellington region, one was from Canterbury, one was from South Canterbury.
The total number of deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19 has not been updated today and remains at 1638.
There were 25 further deaths and 4790 cases reported yesterday.
New Zealand has now recorded a total of 1,642,478 cases of Covid-19.