Of the 148 Covid-19 cases in the community, almost two thirds are aged under 29, while 104 are Pasifika, data from the Ministry of Health shows.
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The ministry released detailed demographic data of the cases this evening.
Ministry of Health has provided a break-down of the demographics of the cases in the latest outbreak Photo: Ministry of Health
It reveals most of the cases - 93 - are aged 29 or under. Forty-seven were in the 20-29 age bracket, 32 were aged 10-19 and 14 were aged 0-9. It was confirmed today that a baby aged under one is the youngest person in the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
Ten of the confirmed cases are aged 30-39, 13 aged 40-49, 19 aged 50-59, nine aged 60-69 and four aged 70 and over.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said yesterday about 50 percent of the current cases were Pasifika, but the data reveals 104 of the 148 cases are Pasifika - or 70 percent.
Twenty-eight are European or other, 13 Asian and one Māori. Two ethnicities were listed as unknown.
When it comes to sex, the cases are split down the middle - with 74 female, 73 male and one unknown.
