For seven days in a row now, we can report no new cases for Hawke’s Bay, and even better, that half of all our cases have since recovered. Meantime, the Government has announced another week of Level 4 lockdown, transitioning to to Level 3 on Tuesday the 28th.
Hawke’s Bay Covid-19 Case Numbers
| 20 April | Hastings | Napier | CHB | Wairoa | Total |
| New cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total cases | 14 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| Hospitalisations | 0 | ||||
| Recovered | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | |
| Number of tests in HB | 3,062
(as of 19 Apr) |
| 20 April | New Zealand | Global |
| New cases | 9
(3,081 tested) | 83,600 |
| Total cases | 1,440
(86,305 tests) | 2.4 million |
| Hospitalisations | 14
(3 in ICU) | |
| Deaths | 11 | 165,000 |
| Recovered | 974 | 616,000 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Hawke’s Bay DHB, and John Hopkins University.