The six deaths reported today included people who had died over the past three days. Of the deaths reported today, one person was from Northland, one from Taranaki, two from Waikato, and two from Canterbury. The total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 is now 750, and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 11. The seven-day rolling average of case numbers is now 7414 – down from 8435 last Sunday. However, the decline has slowed somewhat, the seven-day rolling average only dropping from just over 8000 two weeks ago.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 01, 2022 01:54 UTC