Two more people in the Whanganui region have died with Covid-19.
They were among 16 people reported by the Ministry of Health on Friday as dying with Covid-19.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 in the Whanganui region is now 26.
There were 162 new community Covid-19 cases in the region.
Eighteen people were in Whanganui Hospital with Covid-19.