Last updated 1pm 25 November 2020.

All data on this page is as at 9:00am 25 November 2020 unless otherwise stated.

Data is collected from the EpiSurv database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated. This page is updated as new information is available.

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Testing summary, status, and results

COVID-19 viral testing
People tested Test results delivered in past 24 hours Test results delivered during past week
People who travelled internationally 670 5434
People working at the border, in managed facilities, or near people travelling internationally 703 4971
Within New Zealand, not linked to the border 4340 33238
Other 66 449
Total 5779 44092
COVID-19 testing status
  Total
All COVID-19 viral tests administered* 1,243,518
Testing kits in stock (updated weekdays only) 249,959

* Covers the period from 22 January 2020 (first test in New Zealand) to 25 November 2020. Note that some people are tested more than once.

Testing results from 22 January 2020* to 25 November 2020
Test results In managed facilities Within NZ communities Total
Tested positive for COVID-19 318 1849 2167
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 109527 1131590 1241117
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 2 232 234
Total (all tests) 109847 1133671 1243518

* First test for COVID-19 in New Zealand was on 22 January 2020. Note that some people are tested more than once.

Number of tests for COVID-19
Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Testing over the past 4 weeks

Tests at managed facilities and within the community in district health boards (DHBs)
DHB of Patient Domicile 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2 Nov to 8 Nov 9 Nov to 15 Nov 16 Nov to 22 Nov
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 5505 5876 5911 5425
Auckland 5032 4902 8503 8523
Bay of Plenty 863 1087 1039 1331
Canterbury 2780 4360 3161 3973
Capital and Coast 1714 1748 2703 2728
Counties Manukau 5400 5579 7126 8285
Hawkes Bay 488 433 422 595
Hutt Valley 574 518 940 929
Lakes 422 574 494 624
MidCentral 624 629 884 863
Nelson Marlborough 537 674 753 768
Northland 435 480 540 733
South Canterbury 133 172 136 213
Southern 1092 1168 1354 1628
Tairāwhiti 204 168 228 236
Taranaki 424 392 397 507
Waikato 1553 1560 2030 2239
Wairarapa 127 113 177 206
Waitematā 5410 4809 7401 8608
West Coast 39 34 33 47
Whanganui 119 112 153 181
Unknown 457 477 525 648
Total 33932 35865 44910 49290

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Tests by ethnicity
Ethnicity 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2 Nov to 8 Nov 9 Nov to 15 Nov 16 Nov to 22 Nov
Maori 3737 3980 4962 5517
Pacific peoples 3898 3842 4394 5109
Asian 6066 6547 8946 9216
European/Other 17819 19256 24033 26743
Unknown 2412 2240 2575 2705
Total 33932 35865 44910 49290
Tests in managed isolation and quarantine
Test result 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2 Nov to 8 Nov 9 Nov to 15 Nov 16 Nov to 22 Nov
Tested positive for COVID-19 28 16 24 29
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 5477 5860 5887 5396
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 0 0 0 0
Tests within NZ communities
Test result 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2 Nov to 8 Nov 9 Nov to 15 Nov 16 Nov to 22 Nov
Tested positive for COVID-19 5 9 6 4
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 28417 29979 38992 43856
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 5 1 1 5
Total tests
Test result 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2 Nov to 8 Nov 9 Nov to 15 Nov 16 Nov to 22 Nov
Tested positive for COVID-19 33 25 30 33
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 33894 35839 44879 49252
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 5 1 1 5

Testing rate and results by location and ethnicity

All tests by DHB and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities from 22 January 2020 to 25 November 2020
Location Total tests Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 109847 0.29% NA
Auckland 164479 0.17% 293.45
Bay of Plenty 46482 0.08% 190.07
Canterbury 95093 0.14% 163.21
Capital and Coast 67600 0.18% 207.8
Counties Manukau 199661 0.11% 344.33
Hawkes Bay 29178 0.16% 173.79
Hutt Valley 25373 0.09% 167.11
Lakes 26154 0.05% 234.22
MidCentral 30723 0.1% 168.25
Nelson Marlborough 24795 0.13% 162.07
Northland 31616 0.1% 171.87
South Canterbury 8633 0.29% 143.51
Southern 57602 0.48% 170.86
Tairāwhiti 9983 0.05% 201.97
Taranaki 19770 0.05% 162.45
Waikato 86313 0.23% 201.16
Wairarapa 7305 0.05% 158.38
Waitematā 178090 0.17% 276.13
West Coast 2677 0.19% 83.81
Whanganui 10449 0.04% 160.62
Unknown 11695 0.4% NA
Total 1243518 0.17% 223.09
Tests by ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 25 November 2020
Ethnicity* Total test Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Māori 188746 0.1% 238.52
Pacific peoples 149720 0.13% 460.12
Asian 175507 0.18% 218.77
European/Other 686911 0.19% 220.85
Unknown 42634 0.31% NA
Total 1243518 0.17% 238.78

* The prioritised ethnicity classification system is used in this table and below. This means each person is allocated to a single ethnic group, based on the ethnic groups they identify with. Where people identify with more than one group, they are assigned in this order of priority: Māori, Pacific Peoples, Asian, and European/Other. So, if a person identifies as being Māori and New Zealand European, the person is counted as Māori. See Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.

The data categorized by ethnicity come from National Health Index (NHI) data collection, linked to data held in the EpiSurv database.

Testing rates per 1000 people by location and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 25 November 2020
Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 321.55 438.25 204.64 318.04
Bay of Plenty 209.04 389.35 136.02 183.47
Canterbury 161.15 210.4 146.12 161.86
Capital and Coast 209.6 248.52 136.38 217.62
Counties Manukau 356.59 584.63 243.31 270.8
Hawke’s Bay 176.39 397.56 116.7 162.85
Hutt Valley 165.43 204.48 131.29 169.32
Lakes 252.52 360.89 206.85 217.93
MidCentral 160.61 211.9 108.81 173.87
Nelson Marlborough 164.86 444.95 124.5 156.95
Northland 201.19 183.17 119.65 157.93
South Canterbury 133.34 395.88 143.93 141.31
Southern 152.71 238.39 132.1 174.21
Tairāwhiti 218.48 267.93 209.29 178.11
Taranaki 158.8 239.3 158.51 160.86
Waikato 224.73 274.9 166.9 190.19
Wairarapa 170.68 283.21 159.05 151.24
Waitematā 295.73 429.7 216.94 276.06
West Coast 77.75 180.48 123.1 81.94
Whanganui 159.22 203.97 113.61 162.2
Total 226.66 436.84 191.35 205.5

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by DHB and ethnicity from 22 January to 25 November 2020
Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 0.08 0.23 0.15 0.18
Bay of Plenty 0.04 0 0.11 0.11
Canterbury 0.08 0.26 0.13 0.14
Capital and Coast 0.05 0 0.13 0.23
Counties Manukau 0.04 0.09 0.12 0.16
Hawke’s Bay 0.04 0.15 0.26 0.21
Hutt Valley 0.14 0 0 0.11
Lakes 0.03 0 0.05 0.06
MidCentral 0.05 0 0 0.13
Nelson Marlborough 0.15 0 0 0.15
Northland 0.07 0.14 0 0.13
South Canterbury 0.14 0 0.82 0.29
Southern 0.48 0.18 0.19 0.52
Tairāwhiti 0.02 0 0 0.1
Taranaki 0 0 0.1 0.06
Waikato 0.1 0.05 0.26 0.29
Wairarapa 0.07 0 0 0.06
Waitematā 0.28 0.29 0.12 0.15
West Coast 0 0 0 0.23
Whanganui 0 0 0.55 0.03
Total 0.1 0.13 0.18 0.19

Note: we cannot give the total number of people testing positive per DHB and ethnicity for privacy reasons.

Testing rate and results by age and sex

Tests by age group from 22 January to 25 November 2020
Age group Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
0 to 9 105696 0.09% 167.49
10 to 19 113315 0.14% 176.78
20 to 29 222915 0.22% 298.45
30 to 39 221060 0.17% 324.15
40 to 49 182195 0.16% 299.24
50 to 59 178281 0.19% 280.98
60 to 69 130112 0.2% 243.28
70 to 79 61009 0.17% 167.82
80+ 28935 0.2% 155
Unknown NA NA% NA
Total 1243518 0.17% 247.25
Tests by sex from 22 January to 25 November 2020
Sex Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Female 670043 0.17% 263.35
Male 556568 0.18% 223.97
Unknown 16907 0.3% NA
Total 1243518 0.17% 243.89

New Zealand’s approach to COVID-19 testing

New Zealand has a goal of maintaining the elimination COVID-19 in our country. Planned, targeted testing is one of the tools that can help meet this goal.

COVID-19 is a new disease, so we had to build a completely new testing capability.

There are two types of test for COVID-19:

  • a viral test that shows if you are currently infected with the virus (also called a PCR test)
  • an antibody test that shows whether you were infected before (also known as a serology test).

In New Zealand, the only publicly-available test is the viral test. This test is most reliable for diagnosing COVID-19 if it is taken at the right time (during the first week of the illness).

The first viral test result for COVID-19 was available on 22 January 2020, just over a month before the first case was detected here.

We don’t test without planning. A testing strategy is agreed in advance, based on each stage of the crisis and how we decide to manage it.

Find out more about our testing strategy



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