There are 3302 new Covid-19 community cases in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers on Sunday is 5441, down from 7183 last Sunday, indicating the latest Omicron wave is slowing.
The last time the seven-day rolling average hovered around this figure was in June, prior to the latest winter peak.
A further 18 deaths in people with the virus were also reported. A total of 1638 deaths in New Zealand have been confirmed as being caused by Covid-19.
The newly reported deaths have not yet been categorised as to whether they are attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
There are now 606 people in hospital with the virus - a drop from Saturday's 648. The seven-day rolling average of these hospitalisations is 675, down from 810 this time last week.
There are 16 people in intensive care or a high-dependency unit.
The numbers were reported over the last 24 hours.
There are now a total of 1638 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
In the past seven days, there have been an average of 14 deaths confirmed each day as being attributable to Covid-19.
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