Today we are reporting 1,296 community cases, 257 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 1,778.
Last Monday, it was 2,425. The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 273. Last Monday, it was 351. There are now a total of 1,915 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
The seven-day rolling average increase in total deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 6. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 257: Northland: 4; Waitematā: 44; Counties Manukau: 27; Auckland: 47; Waikato: 33; Bay of Plenty: 8; Lakes: 4; Hawke’s Bay: 2; MidCentral: 10; Whanganui: 1; Taranaki: 5; Tairawhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 3; Capital & Coast: 9; Hutt Valley: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 3; Canterbury: 37; West Coast: 0; South Canterbury: 4; Southern: 2.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 273 (This time last week 351) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 58 Cases in ICU or HDU: 4 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (34 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (6 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (46 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (172 cases). * These are new hospital admissions in the past 7 days prior to yesterday who had COVID at the time of admission or while in hospital, excluding hospitalisations that were admitted and discharged within 24hrs.