Today we are reporting 20,907 community cases, 1,016 hospitalisations and 15 deaths. We have seen an increase today in case numbers across most regions of New Zealand, however it’s not unexpected as we generally see lower testing and reporting over weekends.
Getting boosted continues to be one of the most important ways people can protect themselves from Omicron and severe illness.
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.
COVID-19 related deaths Sadly, we are today reporting an additional 15 people have died. These deaths take the total number of publicly reported COVID related deaths to 199 and the 7-day rolling average of reported deaths to 10.