Today we are reporting 2,464 community cases, 314 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 2,251 – last Tuesday it was 3,496.
The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 339 – last Tuesday it was 453. There are now a total of 1,884 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. As signalled last week, information about the COVID-19 vaccine response, already provided on the website each weekday, is no longer included in the daily 1pm update.
COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 314: Northland: 4; Waitematā: 50; Counties Manukau: 28; Auckland: 60; Waikato: 38; Bay of Plenty: 9; Lakes: 9; Hawke’s Bay: 9; MidCentral: 14; Whanganui: 1; Taranaki: 4; Tairāwhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 4; Capital & Coast: 17; Hutt Valley: 8; Nelson Marlborough: 6; Canterbury: 38; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 5; Southern: 8.