Another person in the Whanganui area has died with Covid-19, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday.
The ministry said they were one of two males in their 80s who died with Covid-19. The other person was from the Wairarapa region.
It brings the total number of deaths of people with Covid-19 in the Whanganui District Health Board region to 17.
The ministry also reported 54 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Whanganui region.
Nationally, the ministry reported a total of 6407 cases, with 368 people in hospital.
