There were 48 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Whanganui region reported by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
This brings the number of active cases reported in the region to 396.
Eleven people were in Whanganui Hospital with Covid-19.
Nationally, the ministry reported 4126 community cases of Covid-19.
Throughout the country, 549 people were in the hospital with Covid, 16 of whom were in intensive care.