There are 91 new Covid-19 cases in the community on Thursday, the Ministry of Health has announced.
The cases are in Northland (2), Auckland (55), Waikato (7), Bay of Plenty (10), Lakes (1), and Taranaki (16).
Fifty-eight people are in hospital with Covid-19. Four are in ICU or in a high-dependency unit - two each in Middlemore and Auckland Hospital.
It brings the total number of active cases to 2220. Active cases are defined as people identified as Covid-19 cases in the past 21 days and haven't been classed as recovered.
The number of community Covid-19 cases in the Delta outbreak has now surpassed 10,000, with 10,054 cases in total.
The cases in Northland were both detected in Ruakākā. Both are known contacts of a previously reported case. They were already isolating when they tested positive for Covid-19.
In Auckland, 1970 people are currently isolating at home, with 504 of them being cases.
Five of Waikato's cases are in Hamilton, one is in Te Kūiti and one case is in Waihi. The seventh person was tested outside of Waihi and is isolating at home.
"At this stage there are no locations of interest to report in the town because any exposure events occurred outside of Waihi," the Ministry of Health said.
Four of the cases have been linked to previous cases.
Of Bay of Plenty's cases, eight are in Tauranga and the rest are in the wider western Bay of Plenty. The cases' links to the current outbreak are still being investigated.
One case has been reported in Rotorua and is a contact of a previously reported case. They were in managed accommodation when they tested Covid-positive.
Sixteen of Thursday's cases are in Eltham - 15 of which were announced on Wednesday and are being added to the official tally. Thursday's additional case seems to be linked to the other cases in the area, according to initial investigations.
Four Covid-19 cases were detected at the border. They are in MIQ facilities in Auckland and Rotorua.
The news comes as 90 per cent of the New Zealand population aged 12 and over are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
About 28,000 Covid-19 tests were processed on Wednesday.
New Zealand recorded 74 new community cases and one death on Wednesday.
A change in the way the Ministry of Health reports Covid-19 cases in the country means Thursday's data only covers cases recorded from 9am to 11.59pm on Wednesday.
The ministry is transitioning to reporting case figures from midnight on one day to midnight on the next day, instead of its current 24 hour period starting from 9am.
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