There were 53 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Whanganui region, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.
There were three people in Whanganui Hospital with Covid-19, the ministry said.
Nationally, there were 5499 new community cases of Covid-19.
Throughout the country, there were 344 people in hospital with Covid-19.
The ministry reported the deaths of 18 people with Covid-19.