Victoria Smith

ALT We are announcing 46 deaths today. However, only 12 of these occurred in the last week. The remainder were notified via paper death certificates, which have a greater reporting lag. Of the 46 people whose deaths we are reporting today: three were from Northland, 12 were from Auckland region, three were from Waikato, three were from Bay of Plenty, one was from Tairawhiti, one was from Hawke's Bay, one was from Taranaki, four were from MidCentral, four were from Whanganui, three were from Nelson Marlborough, ten were from Canterbury, one was from Southern. Three were in their 20s, two were in their 30s, one was in their 40s, three were in their 50s, eight were in their 60s, seven were in their 70s, 13 were in their 80s and nine were aged over 90. Of these people, 17 were women and 29 were men.

ALT COVID-19 Case Data As the COVID-19 response evolves, so too does our reporting of the outbreak. We recognise the significance that regular daily case and hospitalisation data provided in keeping New Zealanders up-to-date about the impact of COVID-19 for the past 2.5 years. Reporting will now move to weekly reflecting that daily reporting no longer plays as an important part as it has done in the past. As signalled in yesterday's announcement, today is the last day that the Manatū Hauora -Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand will publish the daily 1pm Update, case numbers and other COVID-19 related data. The weekly figures will include seven day averages for case numbers, deaths and hospitalisations. The first weekly update, which will cover the week from Monday 12 Sept to Sunday 18 Sept will be published on Monday 19 September. From later this month the MOH will be publishing each week its analysis of trends and insights based on the latest collected data