Canterbury has 1368 new community cases of Covid-19 today and four more virus-related deaths have been reported in the region. The Ministry of Health says there were 9570 new community cases across New Zealand on Wednesday, along with 425 cases in hospital and a further 32 Covid-related deaths. There were 155 new community cases reported in South Canterbury today. The total number of publicly reported deaths of people with Covid-19 in New Zealand is now 1017, while the seven-day rolling average is 17. Of the 425 people with Covid-19 in hospitals across New Zealand, nine are in intensive care, 49 cases are in Canterbury DHB hospitals and eight are in South Canterbury hospitals.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 18, 2022 13:51 UTC