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COVID-19 Level 3 Public Advisory, 19 October 2021
Latest update on COVID-19 testing
Today there were seven new cases confirmed in Waikato overnight, six in Te Awamutu and one in Whatawhata. All have links to known cases and Public Health is continuing interviews today.
The region has a total of 52 cases.
Location of COVID-19 cases
| Location | Number of cases |
| Raglan | 22 |
| Hamilton | 18 |
| Cambridge | 2 |
| Kawhia | 1 |
| Kihikihi | 1 |
| Te Awamutu | 6 |
| Whatawhata | 2 |
| 52 |
Note: one older case which was previously reported as Hamilton has now been moved to Whatawhata.
As not all cases within the current cluster have a permanent address, as investigations progress the Public Health team may change the location against which the case was initially reported.
Investigations are also continuing to determine the links of two cases reported last week and two cases reported on Sunday (17 October).
Pop-up testing sites are operating today in Kihikihi (near Te Awamutu), Te Awamutu Event Centre carpark and at the Te Papa o Rotu Marae in Whatawhata.
The Whatawhata testing site was announced yesterday as public health were investigating information that case had spent time in the area, although no locations of interest have been identified at this time.
We are asking anyone who has flu-like symptoms or who has visited a location of interest at the relevant time or who has had contact with a known case or close contact, to go and get a test.
Pop-up testing continues in Hamilton at Claudelands Event Centre and Te Kōhao Health on Wairere Drive, alongside the ongoing community testing centre at Founders Theatre. Testing in Raglan is now being done at general practices.
Locations of interest in the Waikato can be found on the Ministry of Health website: https://www.health.govt.nz/locationsofinterest.
Total tests taken Monday 18 October: 3,370.
People can also get tested on appointment at GP practices across the region, including designated GP practices that take enrolled and non-enrolled patients. See Healthpoint for a full list of options.
It is important that our testing facilities are available for those priority individuals who meet the criteria for seeking a test at this time. This allows us to rapidly investigate whether there has been any community spread.
Anyone who has cold or flu-like symptoms, is following guidance relating to a location of interest or has been directed by Healthline or a GP should seek a test immediately.
Otherwise, people should call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or their GP for guidance before seeking a test.
It is free to get a COVID-19 test, wherever you go.
COVID-19 testing centres
The availability of community testing centres is based on our assessment of demand and may change daily. Locations for community testing are updated in this advisory, on our website, on Healthpoint and on our Facebook page as soon as they are confirmed for the next day.
Te Awamutu
Te Awamutu Event Centre carpark
Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu
Tuesday, 11 - 5pm
Kihikihi
Kihikihi Domain
Gate 2 Speedway entrance, Dick Street, Kihikihi
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Whatawhata
Te Papa o Rotu Marae, 145 Māori Point Road, Whatawhata
Tuesday, 12pm - 3pm
Hamilton
Founders Theatre car park
Entrance off Norton Road
Daily 8am - 4pm
Claudelands Event Centre
Gate 3, Brooklyn Road
Daily 10am - 6pm
Te Kohao Health,
951 Wairere Drive, Hamilton East
Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm
GP practices
General practices across the Waikato are testing patients and designated GPs are testing non-patients also. See Healthpoint for a full list of GPs offering COVID-19 testing or call your GP to check. COVID-19 tests are free. Please ring first to make an appointment.
Latest update on COVID-19 vaccinations
Reporting on vaccination rates is provided at TLA level. This data is as at 2pm, 19 October 2021.
| Territorial local authority | 1st doses | 2nd doses | 1st doses as a % of eligible population | Fully vaccinated as a % of eligible population | |
| Hamilton City | 123,156 | 98,961 | 82.1% | 66.0% | |
| Hauraki District | 12,913 | 9364 | 74.1% | 53.7% | |
| Matamata-Piako District | 24,709 | 18,114 | 80.0% | 58.7% | |
| Ōtorohanga District | 6293 | 4468 | 70.4% | 50.0% | |
| Ruapehu District | 4917 | 3433 | 70.2% | 49.0% | |
| South Waikato District | 14,844 | 10,418 | 71.4% | 50.1% | |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 22,549 | 18,652 | 80.5% | 66.6% | |
| Waikato District | 40,204 | 31,403 | 79.1% | 61.8% | |
| Waipa District | 42,060 | 32,697 | 86.6% | 67.3% | |
| Waitomo District | 6113 | 4523 | 76.0% | 56.2% | |
| Waikato region | 297,759 | 232,034 | 80.4% | 62.6% | |
Data at SA2 level (approximately equivalent to suburb) is available on the Ministry of Health website.
Vaccination data
To date (as at 9.13am 19 October), 526,559 COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered in the Waikato.
- 296,517 first doses have been administered
- 230,042 second doses have been administered
- On Monday 18 October, 2,916 vaccinations were delivered across the Waikato.
Pop-up vaccination sites and vaccination clinics
There are number of pop-up vaccination centres operating across the Waikato this week. Details are at www.waikatodhb.health.nz/covid19mobile.
- Mobile vaccination clinics are rolling out across the takiwā with regular visits to locations through to the end of the year. The schedule is on the Waikato DHB website and will be regularly updated with more dates and locations.
- Also visit the Waikato DHB FB page for up to date mobile vaccination clinic locations.
- In Hamilton and elsewhere in the Waikato, you can get your vaccinations at GPs, pharmacies, mobile sites and at our vaccination centres. There's lots of options, so come along and meet the friendly vaccination teams.
- Walk-in appointments are available at many vaccination sites across the Waikato.
- People can now also bus free to and from their vaccination appointment if they show proof of their booking. See busit.co.nz/vaccination for more details.
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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