COVID-19 media conference — 11 May 2022
The COVID-19 media conference starts at 1pm.
Speakers:
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Minister for the COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins
- Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi
Watch the livestream below.
Media conference
Today's COVID-19 numbers
- 7,970 new community cases
- 381 cases in hospital
- 51,929 active community cases
- 17,397 total RATs in the last 24 hours
- 3,928 total PCR tests in the last 24 hours
Update from the Ministry of Health
Today we are reporting 7,970 community cases, 381 hospitalisations and 28 deaths.
Today’s 7-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,420 – last Tuesday it was 7,746.
COVID-19 deaths
Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 28 people with COVID-19. The deaths being reported today include one person who died in February, 5 in March, 11 in April, and 7 who died over the previous 7 days. Delays to reporting can be associated with people dying with COVID-19, rather than from COVID-19, and COVID being discovered only after they have died.
These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 to 902 and the 7-day rolling average of reported deaths is 15.
Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; 2 people were from Northland, 5 from Auckland, 3 from Waikato, 3 from Bay of Plenty, 2 from Whanganui, 3 from the Wellington region, 4 from the Canterbury region and 6 from Southern.
One was in their 40s; 1 was in their 50s; 2 were in their 60s; 8 were in their 70s; 11 were in their 80s; 5 were in their 90s.
Eighteen were men and 10 were women.
This is a very sad time for whānau and friends and our thoughts and condolences are with them at this time.
Out of respect, we will be making no further comment.
Note: 2 of the deaths reported previously have been removed from our totals, as it has now been determined that they are not a COVID-19 case.
Read the full update from the Ministry of Health | health.govt.nz (external link)