The Ministry of Health announced 276 new Covid-19 cases in the Whanganui DHB region on Tuesday.
There are now 1600 active cases in the region, with 540 recovered.
Across the country there were 21,616 new community cases and 906 people in hospital.
The total number of confirmed Covid cases now sits at 398,329.
The ministry says its daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level.