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than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
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Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. This
means we may take some time in responding to your request. The Ministry
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Ministry of Health

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Kia ora Mark,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information received on 20 May
2022 for: 

  

"PART 1 – DEATHS:

The following information sought relates to table 'Age and ethnicity of
deaths where to COVID-19 officially coded as the underlying cause'
accessed on 20 May
from https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove....
If the table has been superseded by more current data at the time that the
answers are provided please supply the most up to date table and apply the
information requested below to that table.
1. What number of total deaths in any category would be great enough for
the Ministry to Please give vaccination status breakdown (unvaccinated,
one shot, two shots, boosted, unknown) across the total number of deaths
where Covid-19 has been officially recorded as the underlying cause.
2. What number of deaths in any category would be great enough for the MoH
to provide a vaccination status breakdown without being concerned that the
data may potentially harm patient’s privacy?
3. Please provide the vaccination status data for each age category where
the number of deaths exceeds the threshold asked for in question 2 above.
4. What was the average age at time of death for each age group?
5. What was the average age at time of death for the total number of
deaths to date for which Covid-19 has been identified as the underlying
cause?
6. How many of those who have died and for which Covid-19 has been
identified as the underlying cause were admitted to ICU prior to dying?
How many of these were admitted to ICU because of Covid-19 symptoms and
not for other reasons? Please provide this data broken down into age
groups if possible.
Note that in answering a similar question previously OIA (H202204268) I
was advised that this information is publicly available at:
https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove...
Unfortunately that is not the case. What is available at that site is how
many people who were admitted to ICU and had tested positive for Covid-19,
not the number of people admitted to ICU who consequently died and for
which Covid-19 was identified as the underlying cause of death.
7. For deaths where Covid-19 was identified as the underlying cause, how
many occurred in each calendar month (from March 2020 until now)?
PART 2 – Hospitalisation and ICU:
The following information sought relates to the table 'Cases who have been
in hospital and in intensive care (ICU) by age' accessed on 20 May
from https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove....
If the table has been superseded by more current data at the time that the
answers are provided please supply the most up to date table and apply the
information requested below to that table.
8. Covid Symptoms: For each age group, how many of those admitted to ICU
were admitted because of Covid-19 symptoms and not for some other reason?
9. How many people within each age group that were admitted to ICU because
of Covid-19 symptoms, subsequently died with Covid recorded as the
underlying cause of death?
10. Of those that were admitted to ICU and subsequently died, for how many
in each age group was Covid-19 the underlying cause?
11. Of those admitted to ICU, what was the vaccination status at time of
being admitted?
a. How many people in each group were unvaccinated at the time of
admittance.
b. How many people in each group had received one shot prior to
admittance.
c. How many people in each group had received two shots prior to
admittance.
d. How many people in each group had received two shots plus prior to
admittance.
Note that this question was previously asked in H202204268. The reply
advised that hospitalised versus non-hospitalised cases and their
vaccination are publicly available at:
www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-corona...
Unfortunately that is not the case. What is provided is the vaccination
status of Covid-19 cases who have been in hospital, but not ICU.
12. When did they get admitted?
How many people in each age group were in hospital and in ICU in any given
month (list months in which people in the table were in hospital and in
ICU and advise how many people in each age group were in hospital with
Covid in each of those months and how many of those were in in ICU)." 

  

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202206707.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 May 2022, being 20
working days after the day your request was received. 

  

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame. 

  

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch. 

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

[1]Ministry of Health information releases

[2]Unite against COVID-19

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Kia ora Mark,

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 20 May
2022 requesting:

 

“The following information sought relates to table 'Age and ethnicity of
deaths where to COVID-19 officially coded as the underlying cause'
accessed on 20 May
from https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove....
If the table has been superseded by more current data at the time that
the answers are provided please supply the most up to date table and
apply the information requested below to that table.

1. What number of total deaths in any category would be great enough for
the Ministry to Please give vaccination status breakdown (unvaccinated,
one shot, two shots, boosted, unknown) across the total number of deaths
where Covid-19 has been officially recorded as the underlying cause.

2. What number of deaths in any category would be great enough for the
MoH to provide a vaccination status breakdown without being concerned
that the data may potentially harm patient’s privacy?

3. Please provide the vaccination status data for each age category
where the number of deaths exceeds the threshold asked for in question 2
above.

4. What was the average age at time of death for each age group?

5. What was the average age at time of death for the total number of
deaths to date for which Covid-19 has been identified as the underlying
cause?

6. How many of those who have died and for which Covid-19 has been
identified as the underlying cause were admitted to ICU prior to dying?
How many of these were admitted to ICU because of Covid-19 symptoms and
not for other reasons? Please provide this data broken down into age
groups if possible.

Note that in answering a similar question previously OIA (H202204268) I
was advised that this information is publicly available at:

https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove...

Unfortunately that is not the case. What is available at that site is
how many people who were admitted to ICU and had tested positive for
Covid-19, not the number of people admitted to ICU who consequently died
and for which Covid-19 was identified as the underlying cause of death.

7. For deaths where Covid-19 was identified as the underlying cause, how
many occurred in each calendar month (from March 2020 until now)?

 

PART 2 – Hospitalisation and ICU:

The following information sought relates to the table 'Cases who have
been in hospital and in intensive care (ICU) by age' accessed on 20 May
from https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-nove....
If the table has been superseded by more current data at the time that
the answers are provided please supply the most up to date table and
apply the information requested below to that table.

8. Covid Symptoms: For each age group, how many of those admitted to ICU
were admitted because of Covid-19 symptoms and not for some other
reason?

9. How many people within each age group that were admitted to ICU
because of Covid-19 symptoms, subsequently died with Covid recorded as
the underlying cause of death?

10. Of those that were admitted to ICU and subsequently died, for how
many in each age group was Covid-19 the underlying cause?

11. Of those admitted to ICU, what was the vaccination status at time of
being admitted?

a. How many people in each group were unvaccinated at the time of
admittance.

b. How many people in each group had received one shot prior to
admittance.

c. How many people in each group had received two shots prior to
admittance.

d. How many people in each group had received two shots plus prior to
admittance.

Note that this question was previously asked in H202204268. The reply
advised that hospitalised versus non-hospitalised cases and their
vaccination are publicly available at:

www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-corona...

Unfortunately that is not the case. What is provided is the vaccination
status of Covid-19 cases who have been in hospital, but not ICU.

12. When did they get admitted?

How many people in each age group were in hospital and in ICU in any
given month (list months in which people in the table were in hospital
and in ICU and advise how many people in each age group were in hospital
with Covid in each of those months and how many of those were in in
ICU).”

 

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.

 

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 19 July 2022.

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

 

 

Ngâ mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

  

[1]Ministry of Health information releases 

[2]Unite against COVID-19 

 

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Kia ora Mark, 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 20 May 2022 for information about deaths and hospitalisations
related to COVID-19.  

Unfortunately, the Ministry is experiencing significantly higher volumes
of queries and will be unable to provide you with a response to your
request today. Please be assured the Ministry is processing your request
and we are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as is
practicable. We apologise for the inconvenience and any frustration caused
to you as a result. 

 

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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[2]inistry of Health information releases 
U[3]nite against COVID-19 

 

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Kia ora Mark,
Please find attached the response to your request for official
information. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to
your request.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

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

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