Today's Covid case figures take New Zealand's total number of active cases to 56,335. Photo / FileToday's Covid case figures take New Zealand's total number of active cases to 56,335. The six deaths reported today take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 to 1045, and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths to 13. Overall, there are 56,335 active Covid cases in New Zealand. "The total of staff and students currently testing positive for Covid is 6.9 per cent and household contacts is 3.9 per cent."

Source: New Zealand Herald May 21, 2022 02:32 UTC