COVID caused hospitalisation and deaths

Lisa made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Lisa

Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide the following information on the cases that you have reported as being in hospital, in ICU or being a death with COVID-19 for the entire pandemic period.

Specifically, please provide the total number of cases for the age groups used in your reports, the percentage of these who were admitted to hospital or ICU because of COVID complications, the percentage who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive.

Please do the same for the deaths that have unfortunately occurred and been recorded as a COVID death.

Yours faithfully,

Lisa

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Kia ora Lisa,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

The Ministry of Health is currently updating its process for reporting
COVID-19 deaths, comorbidities and demographic details. This information
will soon be updated on the Ministry website
here: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise....
Please note, this information will be provided in accordance with privacy
regulations.  

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.  

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

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From: Lisa <[FOI #18452 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 5 February 2022 03:12
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - COVID caused hospitalisation and
deaths
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide the following information on the cases that you have
reported as being in hospital, in ICU or being a death with COVID-19 for
the entire pandemic period.

Specifically, please provide the total number of cases for the age groups
used in your reports, the percentage of these who were admitted to
hospital or ICU because of COVID complications, the percentage who were
admitted for other reasons but tested positive.

Please do the same for the deaths that have unfortunately occurred and
been recorded as a COVID death.

Yours faithfully,

Lisa

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You should complain to the Ombudsman about this request.

The Ministry has not provided you with the figures you requested, nor given an adequate reason under the Act for withholding.

A vague answer that data will be available "soon" is not acceptable, and is contrary to the purpose (and provisions) of the Official Information Act.

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Kia ora Lisa 

 

Please see attached the reconsideration of your request for official
information.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

 

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