WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported 15,161 new community cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.

Among the 15,161 new community infections, 7,226 were in the largest city Auckland. Four new cases of Covid-19 were detected at the New Zealand border, said the Ministry.

One more death was reported. There were 618 Covid-19 patients in New Zealand hospitals, including 10 people at intensive care units (ICU) or high dependency units (HDU).

New Zealand reported a total of 222,011 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

New Zealand is currently at the highest Red settings under the Covid-19 Protection Framework. At Red settings, face masks become mandatory in many indoor environments and gatherings are limited to 100 people.