‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
There are 9809 new community cases of Covid-19 in the country in the last week, the Ministry of Health is reporting.
There have been 54 virus-related deaths in that time.
One of those who died was less than 10 years old, one was in their 30s, two were in their 40s, two were in their 50s, seven were in their 60s, 11 were in their 70s, 16 were in their 80s and 14 were aged over 90. Of these people, 24 were women and 30 were men.
Of the deaths being reported today, 12 were from the Auckland region, five were from Waikato, three were from Bay of Plenty, two were from Lakes, one was from Tairawhiti, two were from Hawke’s Bay, one was from Taranaki, four were from MidCentral, three were from Wellington region, two were from Nelson Marlborough, nine were from Canterbury, three were from South Canterbury and six were from Southern.
There were also 166 people in hospital with the virus, including eight in ICU.
Last week Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old said case numbers were continuing to decline but “Covid is not going away”.
Some secondary school principals are warning that many Year 13 students are doing badly this year.
They say the cumulative effect of two-and-a-half years of pandemic disruption has taken a heavy toll on many teenagers’ achievement and motivation.
Schools are trying to find extra teachers and tutors so they can spend their share of $20 million for catch-up learning.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e keisi Kōviti – 19 fo’ou ‘i he komiunitī ‘i he fonua ni ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi, ko e lipooti mei he Potungāue Mo’ui.Na’e hoko mo e mate ‘e 54 pea ‘oku fekau’aki ‘eni mo e vailasi.Ko e taha ‘o e kau mate na’e si’i hifo ia ‘i he ta’u 10, taha na’e ta’u tolungofulu tupu, ua ta’u fāngofulu tupu, ua nimangofulu tupu, toko fitu onongofulu tupu, toko 11 ta’u 70, 16 ta’u valungofulu tupu, 14 hivangofulu tupu. Ko e toko 24 ‘o e kakai ko ‘eni ko e kakai fefine pea toko 30 ko e kakai tangata. Ko e kau mate na’e lipooti mai ‘i he ‘aho ni, ko etoko 12 mei he vāhenga ‘Aokalani,5 mei Waikato, 3 mei Bay of Plenty, 2 mei Lakes, 1 mei Tairawhiti, 2 mei Hawkes Bay, 1 mei Talanaki, 4 mei MidCentral, 3 mei he vāhenga Uelingatoni, 2 mei Nelson Marlborough, 9 mei Canterbury, 3 mei he fakatonga ‘o Canterbury, mo e 6 mei Southern. ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e kakai ‘e toko 166 ‘oku tākoto fale mahaki ‘i he vailasi, kau ai mo e toko 8 ‘i he tauhi’anga kau mahaki tokanga’i makehe. Na’e pehe ‘e he Tokoni Talekita Pule ‘o e Potungāue Mo’ui ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi, Dr Andrew Old, ‘oku holo ai pē ‘a e toko lahi ‘o e kau puke ki lalo ka ‘oku te’eki pe ke mavahe ‘a Kōviti.’Oku fakatokanga ‘a e kau puleako ‘o e ngaahi kolisi ki he ‘ikai sai ‘a e ako ‘a e fānau ako ta’u 13 ‘i he ta’u ni. ‘Oku nau pehē ko e ola ‘eni ‘o e ta’u ‘e 2 mo e konga ‘o e mahaki faka’auha kuo ‘ikai ola lelei ai e ako mo ‘ikai toe fie ako e toko lahi ‘o e to’utupu. ‘Oku feinga ‘a e ngaahi ako ke kumi ha kau faiako mo ha kau tiuta makehe ke faka’aonga’i ai ‘a e pa’anga ‘e 20 miliona, ke tulituli hake ‘a e polokalama ako.
