
Docusign Envelope ID: 5FD9C3BB-E1D4-4677-8970-F6D9B9254E79
31 March 2025
By email:
[FYI request #30541 email]
Dear Erika,
Official Information Request – COVID 19 Data
I refer to your Official Information Act request received by ESR on Thursday 27 March 2025 for the
following information:
“The CEO gave an interview yesterday about diseases and pandemics on NZ television. Would Mr
Bloomfield please share his information on the fatality rate or the infection fatality rate for the Covid
19 disease.
I am requesting the information on the rate of number of people infected versus the deaths for this
disease.”
Our Response
This information is publicly available from Te Whatu Ora at their webpage titled – ‘COVID-19:
Current Cases’. The link for your requested information can be found below:
COVID-19: Current Cases
This website contains information including the number of cases and deaths with COVID-19.
Your Rights
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely,
John McCarthy
Interim General Manager Health Security