133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
17 September 2020
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
T Baker
By email:
[FYI request #13652 email]
Ref:
H202006933
Dear T Baker
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 3 September
2020 for:
“Please provide the up to date totals and age distribution of al COVID-19 hospitalisations,
admissions to ICU and use of mechanical ventilation in New Zealand. Please provide data
in same age brackets as the case age distribution.”
Information in response to your request is outlined in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Number and age group of COVID-19 hospitalisations as at 4 September 2020
Intensive Care
Extracorporeal membrane
Age groups (years) Hospital
Unit (ICU)
oxygenation (ECMO)
<1
0
0
0
1 to 4
1
0
0
5 to 9
0
0
0
10 to 14
0
0
0
15 to 19
3
1
0
20 to 29
7
1
0
30 to 39
15
1
0
40 to 49
15
2
0
50 to 59
25
2
0
60 to 69
20
4
0
70+
30
4
0
Total
116
15
0
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry of Health website.
Yours sincerely
Jane Kelley
Acting Group Manager
Office of the Deputy Chief Executive
COVID-19 Health System Response Directorate