Today we are reporting 2,100 community cases and 436 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,733 – last Sunday, it was 4,302.
The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 487 – last Sunday, it was 587. There are now a total of 1,824 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 10. COVID-19 hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 436: Northland: 16; Waitematā: 64; Counties Manukau: 38; Auckland: 55; Waikato: 68; Bay of Plenty: 17; Lakes: 10; Hawke’s Bay: 19; MidCentral: 30; Whanganui: 3; Taranaki: 11; Tairawhiti: 0; Wairarapa: 2; Capital & Coast: 15; Hutt Valley: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 41; West Coast: 3; South Canterbury: 6; Southern: 18.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 487 (This time last week 587.) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 7 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (41 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (3 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (58 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (246 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.