New Zealand reports 9,256 new Covid-19 community cases

New Zealand recorded 9,256 new community cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

There are now a total of 1,396 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, it said.

A total of 430 Covid-19 cases have recently traveled overseas, it added. Currently, 822 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 24 in intensive care units or high dependency units.

New Zealand has reported 1,568,469 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020. New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of the Covid-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.