28 Feb 2022

Covid-19: hospitalisation rates will keep climbing

From Midday Report, 12:16 pm on 28 February 2022

New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow -- nearly 15,000 cases were reported yesterday.

The bulk of the infections are among younger people.

But there are more than 300 people in hospital; including five in intensive care or high-dependency units.

Covid-19 modeller Dr Rawiri Taonui spoke to Māni Dunlop about how the outbreak is spreading through communities.