New Zealand Covid cases at six-month low in sign winter wave is easing
Sunday’s daily case numbers lowest since start of Omicron wave in February, with other key indicators also trending down
New Zealand’s Covid infections have dropped to their lowest level in six months, in signs the winter wave that made it one of the country’s biggest killers is easing.
On Sunday the daily health ministry briefing reported 2,618 cases, the lowest number since Omicron cases took off in February. Case numbers rose on Monday to 3,387 but the overall trajectory is steadily down. The ministry reported 536 people hospitalised with the virus on Monday, with 13 cases in intensive care units, and 12 deaths.