The Whanganui DHB region has suffered its third Covid-19 related death of the pandemic.
The person was one of 15 people who died with Covid-19, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.
The ministry also reported 321 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Whanganui region.
The Whanganui DHB said there were eight cases of Covid-19 in hospital.
Four of those people were in hospital due to other reasons, while the other four were being treated specifically for Covid-19.
