This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Total count and age distribution of Covid hospitalisations'.


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 



5 to 9 



10 to 14 



15 to 19 



20 to 29 



30 to 39 
15 


40 to 49 
15 


50 to 59 
25 


60 to 69 
20 


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