By April 17 , 2020 , the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in New Zealand was higher than 1,083 and the number of probable cases was higher than 315 .
On 17 April , 8 new cases ( 2 confirmed and 6 probable ) were reported , bringing the total to 1,409 ( 1,080 confirmed and 307 probable ) , and 46 recoveries were reported , bringing the total to 816 .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand