Latest update on COVID-19
There were two new cases confirmed in the Waikato overnight. Both cases are from Hamilton, are known contacts of
previous cases and were already isolating.
New locations of interest have been added to the Ministry of Health website in Te Awamutu, Ōtorohanga, Hamilton and
Tamahere and we encourage people to continue checking the Ministry web page for details.
Pop-up testing sites are operating today in Hamilton, Ngāruawāhia, Ōtorohanga, Te Awamutu, Huntly and Thames.
Anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms is asked to get tested, no matter how mild their symptoms may be. This advice is the
same even if people are vaccinated.
Please see www.waikatodhb.health.nz/cbac for a list of pop-up testing sites and designated general practices where anyone can be tested for free, and www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/waikato for all testing providers in the region.
There were 2264 tests processed in Waikato yesterday and 2542 vaccinations.LocationNumber of active casesTe Awamutu/Kihikihi29Hamilton31Ōtorohanga13Ngāruawāhia3Kāwhia480
This brings the total number of cases to 146 with 66 cases recovered.
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
Testing locations in and around Waikato are also available on the Healthpoint and Waikato DHB websitesHUNTLY
Te Whare Oranga, 147 Harris Street, Huntly
Thursday 4 November 10am-3pm
Huntly Domain, Wight St, Huntly
Thursday 4 November 10am-3pmNGĀRUAWĀHIA
Ngāruawāhia Rugby League Club grounds, 19A Whatawhata Avenue
Thursday 4 November 10am-3pmTE AWAMUTU
Te Awamutu Event Centre carpark, Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu
Thursday 4 November10am-2pmŌTOROHANGA
Ōtorohanga Sports Club carpark, Island Reserve, Orahiri Terrace, Ōtorohanga
Thursday 4 November 11am-3pmTHAMESTe Korowai O Hauora, 210 Richmond Street, ThamesSaturdays 10am-1pmHAMILTONFounders Theatre carparkEntrance off Norton RoadDaily 8am-4pm
Claudelands Event Centre
Gate 3, Brooklyn Road
Daily 10am-6pm
Te Kōhao Health
951 Wairere Drive, Hamilton East
Daily 10am-4pmGP 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 at TLA level is provided by the Ministry of Health. This data is at
2pm 3 November 2021 and is the latest available.Territorial local authority1st doses2nd doses1st doses as a % of eligible populationFully vaccinated as a % of eligible populationHamilton City128,058109,91690.3%77.5%Hauraki District13,57911,21679.3%65.5%Matamata-Piako District25,79321,16984.8%69.6%Ōtorohanga District6758526178.3%61.0%Ruapehu District5181400677.9%60.3%South Waikato District15,96912,20880.1%61.3%Thames-Coromandel District23,40320,48384.4%73.8%Waikato District42,05235,17785.5%71.5%Waipa District43,83537,26591.0%77.3%Waitomo District6593513887.1%67.9%Waikato region311,221 261,83987.1%73.3%
Data at SA2 level (approximately equivalent to suburb) is available on the Ministry of Health website.
Vaccination data
To date (as at 10.55am 4 November), 571,860 COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered at vaccination sites in the
Waikato. This includes a small number of third doses for people who are severely immunocompromised.310,400 first doses have been administered261,377 second doses have been administeredOn 4 November, 2542 vaccinations were delivered across the Waikato.
Pop-up vaccination sites and vaccination clinics
Hours at the Te Awa The Base community vaccination centre in Te Rapa, Hamilton, have been extended from this week. The
vaccination centre will now open from 9am to 9pm every Thursday and Friday, starting 28 October, until Christmas to
cater for people who cannot be vaccinated during normal working hours.
There are number of pop-up vaccination centres operating across the Waikato this week. Details are at www.waikatodhb.health.nz/covid19mobile.
The Cambridge community vaccination centre at Cambridge Community Marae is closed. Vaccinations will continue to be
available at Cambridge Medical Centre (bookings essential via www.bookmyvaccine.nz or 0800 28 29 26) and Unichem Cambridge (offering both walk-ins and bookings). There is good capacity at both sites to
support the community. Vaccinations are free wherever you go.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.
Reminder - Making a vaccination appointment
Although walk-ins are available at many vaccination sites, the best way of guaranteeing a vaccination on the time, day
and place of your choosing is still to book.If you have made a booking and are not able to attend your appointment, please cancel your booking so someone else can
use that appointment time.If you are unsure when your appointment is, check on the booking system at https://app.bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/manage using your contact number or email address and booking reference. Alternatively, you can call 0800 28 29 26 for
assistance.Everyone aged 12+ can now visit bookmyvaccine.nz to make their bookings.We ask everyone when attending their appointments under Alert Level 3 to follow the key public health measures detailed
on the Unite Against COVID-19 website.If people have flu-like symptomsDo not come into the hospital if you have cold or flu-like symptoms.
If you are concerned about your risk of COVID-19, please ring Healthline (0800 358 5453). They will tell you if you need
to be tested and what to do next.It is free to get a COVID-19 testGPs are able to provide assessment and testing – please phone your practice firstPlease do not turn up to your GP without an appointmentAfter hours, you can be seen at an urgent care clinicWe recommend you take your NHI number with you, which can speed up the timeframe to receive your test results.