There were 166 new Covid-19 cases in the Whanganui DHB region on Tuesday.
That brings the total to 723 active cases, with 137 recovered.
That's according to the Ministry of Health, which announced a total of 23,894 new cases across the country.
Nationally, 756 people were in hospital and 16 were in ICU or HDU.
The Whanganui DHB confirmed two people were in Whanganui Hospital, with one previously reported case being discharged on Monday.