There are 4828 active cases of Covid in New Zealand - and 36 per cent of them are aged 19 or under. Close to one in five - 18.5 per cent - of cases in the outbreak have been in children 9 years old or younger, up from 6.9 per cent at the start of September. Of 88 people in hospital, only 19 per cent are fully vaccinated while 56 per cent are unvaccinated. Ninety-one per cent of eligible people have received their first dose across New Zealand, and 84 per cent their second dose. *CLARIFICATION: This article originally said 19.5 per cent of cases were in children aged 9 or under, up from 12.7 per cent at the start of September.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2021 02:49 UTC