There are 360 new cases of Covid-19 in the Whanganui District Health Board region.
They are among the 15,250 national cases reported by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
Four people were in Whanganui hospital with Covid-19, all four people were being treated for the virus, but none are in intensive care.
Nationally there are 830 people in hospital, and 28 people in intensive care.