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19 Jan 2026 15:27
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  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    We have 6862 community Covid-19 cases today

    We have 6862 community Covid-19 cases today


    The seven day rolling case average is just under seven-thousand - down from about eight thousand a week ago.

    The Ministry of Health is reporting 25 deaths with Covid-19 - to a total of 1127.

    Today's deaths include one person in their 30s, three in their 40s, five in their 50s, two in their 60s, and four in their 70s.

    Six were in their 80s and five over 90.

    350 people are in hospital - including 10 in ICU.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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