Kia ora Michael,

 

 

Thank you for your email. Of the 98 people hospitalised:

 

o 15 had 1 dose before the day they tested positive for COVID-19
o 1 had 2 doses before testing positive
o 4 had had 1 dose 2 weeks prior to the day they tested positive for
COVID-19
o None had had a vaccine dose a month before testing positive for
COVID-19

 

Any further information regarding current cases vaccination or
hospitalisation status is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official
Information Act (the Act) to protect the privacy of natural persons.   

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

Nāku noa, nā 

 
Nick Allan 

Manager

OIA Services Team

 

[2]Ministry of Health information releases

[3]Unite against COVID-19

 

 

 

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From: Michael Vaughan <[FOI #16746 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2021 13:38
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Percentage of hospitalised Covid
cases vaccinated or unvaccinated

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Please supply the following statistical information in relation to the
Covid-19 cases in New Zealand's current outbreak:

1) What is the highest number of Covid-19 cases that have been in hospital
on any one day during the current outbreak and on what date did that
occur?
2) On that day, what was the total number of recorded positive COVID-19
infections in NZ and what percentages of New Zealanders had received (a)
0ne jab (b) Two jabs (c) No jab
3) Of the hospitalised cases on that day, what percentage had received (a)
one jab (b) two jabs (c) No jab

Please note that I have not asked for any personal information - only
figures.  I have requested these figures on the day of the most
hospitalisations so that the figures given cannot be in any way revealing
of any individual's vaccination status or other personal information.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Vaughan

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Kia ora Michael

 

 

Thank you for your email. There have 98 total hospitalisations from the
current COVID-19 outbreak as of Monday 13 September 2021. 

 

Information in response to questions 1 and 2 of your request has been made
available in the daily press releases at the following
link: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise....

 

The Ministry is unable to provide information in response to question 3 as
we are only providing the vaccination status of hospitalised in aggregate
and not on a daily basis. As advised, this is withheld under section
9(2)(a) of the Official information Act (the Act) to protect the privacy
of natural persons. 

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 
 

Ngā mihi 

 
Nick Allan 

Manager

OIA Services Team

 

[3]Ministry of Health information releases

[4]Unite against COVID-19

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Michael Vaughan <[FYI request #16746 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 16 September 2021 10:02
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence of 14 September 2021

 

Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for your prompt reply to my request for information.  However,
the information you have supplied does not answer the questions I have
asked.

Firstly, regarding the information you have supplied, can you please
confirm that the figure of 98 hospitalisations is the total number of
people with a positive Covid-19 test result who have been hospitalised in
the current outbreak.  If this is correct, please confirm that this figure
is correct to which date?  If not correct, please clarify exactly what
this figure of 98 is referring to.

Secondly, regarding my initial requests for information, please answer the
specific questions (see below) which have not been addressed in your
response. To be clear, my questions relate to Delta cases in the current
outbreak on whichever day there were the most people in hospital receiving
care for a Covid-19 (Delta) infection. Please include that date in your
response, as requested in the second part of the first question below:

1) What is the highest number of Covid-19 cases that have been in hospital
on any one day during the current outbreak and on what date did that
occur?
2) On that day, what was the total number of recorded positive COVID-19
infections in NZ and what percentages of New Zealanders had received (a)
0ne jab (b) Two jabs (c) No jab
3) Of the hospitalised cases on that day, what percentage had received (a)
one jab (b) two jabs (c) No jab

Please note that I have not asked for any personal information - only
figures.  I have requested these figures on the day of the most
hospitalisations so that the figures given cannot be in any way revealing
of any individual's vaccination status or other personal information.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Vaughan

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Kia ora Michael,

 

 

Thank you for your email. 

 

Data regarding the vaccination status of the current COVID-19 cases in New
Zealand is outlined below. Please note any further information regarding
current cases (including vaccination or hospitalisation status) is
withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act (the Act)
to protect the privacy of natural persons.

 

As at 19 September 2021    

Vaccination
status when Number
reported as of Percentage
a case  cases  of cases 
Not
eligible
for vaccine
due to
being less
than 12
years old  224  21.30% 
No doses
received
prior to
being
reported as
a case  647  61.60% 
1 dose
only,
received
less than
14 days
before
reported as
a case  74  7% 
1 dose
only,
received at
least 14
days before
reported as
a case  57  5.40% 
Fully
vaccinated
but second
dose less
than 14
days before
reported as
a case  17  1.60% 
Fully
vaccinated
at least 14
days before
reported as
a case  31  3% 
Total  1050  100% 

 

To 14 September 2021:

  

Of the 98 people hospitalised: 

o 15 had 1 dose before the day they tested positive for COVID-19 
o 1 had 2 doses before testing positive for COVID-19 
o 4 had had 1 dose 14 days prior to the day they tested positive for
COVID-19 
o None had had a vaccine dose a month before testing positive for
COVID-19 

 

Information in response to part three of your request is withheld in full
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

Nāku noa, nā 

 
Nick Allan, Manager

OIA Services Team

 

[2]Ministry of Health information releases

[3]Unite against COVID-19

 

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 From: Michael Vaughan <[FYI request #16746 email]>
 Sent: Thursday, 16 September 2021 10:02
 To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
 Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence of 14 September 2021

  

 Dear OIA Requests,

 Thank you for your prompt reply to my request for information.  However,
 the information you have supplied does not answer the questions I have
 asked.

 Firstly, regarding the information you have supplied, can you please
 confirm that the figure of 98 hospitalisations is the total number of
 people with a positive Covid-19 test result who have been hospitalised in
 the current outbreak.  If this is correct, please confirm that this
figure
 is correct to which date?  If not correct, please clarify exactly what
 this figure of 98 is referring to.

 Secondly, regarding my initial requests for information, please answer
the
 specific questions (see below) which have not been addressed in your
 response. To be clear, my questions relate to Delta cases in the current
 outbreak on whichever day there were the most people in hospital
receiving
 care for a Covid-19 (Delta) infection. Please include that date in your
 response, as requested in the second part of the first question below:

 1) What is the highest number of Covid-19 cases that have been in
hospital
 on any one day during the current outbreak and on what date did that
 occur?
 2) On that day, what was the total number of recorded positive COVID-19
 infections in NZ and what percentages of New Zealanders had received (a)
 0ne jab (b) Two jabs (c) No jab
 3) Of the hospitalised cases on that day, what percentage had received
(a)
 one jab (b) two jabs (c) No jab

 Please note that I have not asked for any personal information - only
 figures.  I have requested these figures on the day of the most
 hospitalisations so that the figures given cannot be in any way revealing
 of any individual's vaccination status or other personal information.

 Yours sincerely,

 Michael Vaughan

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Kia ora Michael,

 

 

Thank you for your email. The Ministry of Health does not hold this
information. This will be held by the hospitals or District Health Boards
where the hospitalisations are.  As noted, only limited data will be
provided about hospitalisations at current case levels.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
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Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services Team 

  

[2]Ministry of Health information releases 

[3]Unite against COVID-19 

 

 

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From: Michael Vaughan <[FOI #16746 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 13:00
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence of 14 September 2021

 

Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for your reply.

Please can you tell me how many of the 98 hospitalised cases (at Sept. 19)
were admitted for conditions other than Covid-19 and then tested positive
for Covid-19 during their stay?

Yours sincerely,

Michael Vaughan

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