Today we are reporting 14,463 community cases, 1,000 hospitalisations and 9 deaths. Every COVID-19 hospitalisation is a reminder of the importance of getting vaccinated to prevent severe illness from Omicron.
There is a much lower risk of being hospitalised if you are up to date with your vaccinations, which for Omicron includes a third or booster dose.
So, if you’re due any dose of the vaccine, including a booster, please get vaccinated as quickly as possible to ensure you are well protected against Omicron.
COVID-19 related deaths Sadly, we are today reporting an additional nine people have died with COVID-19. These deaths take the total number of publicly reported COVID related deaths to 184 and the 7-day rolling average of reported deaths to 10.