New Zealand / Covid 19

Covid-19 update: 2287 new cases, 19 further deaths

14:48 pm on 6 May 2024

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There have been 2287 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 19 further deaths attributed to the virus.

There were 116 cases in hospital as of midnight on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said.

Of the new cases, 1379 were reinfections.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases was 327 per day.

Last week, the ministry reported 2343 new cases and 11 further deaths attributed to the virus.