7347 new cases

There are 7347 new community Covid19 cases, as officials report a further 24 deaths of people with the virus. There were 363 people in hospitals across Aotearoa with the virus yesterday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Yesterday’s seven-day rolling average of cases is up slightly from last week – at 7555, compared with 7540 a week ago. The seven-day rolling average number of Covid-19 deaths has also increased. On Sunday and Monday the rolling seven-day average for reported deaths was 11, which increased to 13 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 14 on Thursday. Yesterday it stood at 15.