Despite the country's authoritarian measures to stop Covid, it still resulted in the deaths of 45,738 people as of January 18, 2023<ref>https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-current-cases</ref>, far exceeding the deaths from the virus in the United States due to low natural immunity.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/31/new-zealand-natural-immunity-coronavirus-failures-worse-than-united-states</ref> | Despite the country's authoritarian measures to stop Covid, it still resulted in the deaths of 45,738 people as of January 18, 2023<ref>https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-current-cases</ref>, far exceeding the deaths from the virus in the United States due to low natural immunity.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/31/new-zealand-natural-immunity-coronavirus-failures-worse-than-united-states</ref> |