{"id":8612,"date":"2023-12-11T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T04:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8612"},"modified":"2023-12-11T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T04:33:14","slug":"covid-19-update-7880-new-cases-27-further-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8612","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 update: 7880 new cases, 27 further deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Covid-19 cases have increased since last week, and there were 27 further deaths attributed to the virus, according to Ministry of Health figures.<\/p>\n

There have been 7880 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday.<\/p>\n

Of the new cases, 878 were probable cases and 4286 were reinfections.<\/p>\n

There were 336 cases in hospital and five in intensive care.<\/p>\n

The seven-day rolling average of new cases was 999 per day.<\/p>\n

Last week, the ministry reported there were 6656 new cases of Covid-19 and 20 further deaths attributed to the virus.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, new versions of two Covid-19 vaccines are\u00a0up for approval by Medsafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, the organisation said it had accepted applications for the latest updates of the Pfizer and Novovax vaccines which cover the XBB 1.5 strain of Omicron.<\/p>\n

As part of the approval process, the vaccine companies had been sending data and information for several months to Medsafe, which approves medicines used in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Current boosters are available to anyone over 30, and people over 16 at higher risk of serious illness, six months after their last booster or bout of the virus.<\/p>\n

VIA RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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