There are 5656 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today – and another six people with the virus have died. The release of today's data came after seven new Covid deaths and 7043 community cases were reported on Saturday. The deaths took the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 to 744. In terms of case numbers, Saturday's seven-day rolling average of 7413 cases continued a steady decline from the peak of 20,467 on March 8. 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 03:05 UTC