3,302 community cases; 606 hospitalisations; 16 in ICU

Today we are reporting 3,302 community cases and 606 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5,441 – last Sunday, it was 7,183.

There are now a total of 1,638 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 14. COVID-19 hospitalisations  COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 606: Northland: 29; Waitematā: 57; Counties Manukau: 46; Auckland: 75; Waikato: 67; Bay of Plenty: 28; Lakes: 10; Hawke’s Bay: 24; MidCentral: 27; Whanganui: 6; Taranaki: 22; Tairāwhiti: 3; Wairarapa: 3; Capital & Coast: 16; Hutt Valley: 15; Nelson Marlborough: 18; Canterbury: 100; West Coast: 6; South Canterbury: 23; Southern: 31.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 675 (This time last week it was 810)  Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 16 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (56 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (2 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (79 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (282 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.