4,489 community cases; 496 hospitalisations; 13 in ICU

Today we are reporting 4,489 community cases and 496 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,975 – last Wednesday, it was 4,938.

The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 541 – last Wednesday, it was 630. There are now a total of 1,794 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 12. COVID-19 hospitalisations  COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 496: Northland: 23; Waitematā: 60; Counties Manukau: 56; Auckland: 60; Waikato: 73; Bay of Plenty: 14; Lakes: 12; Hawke’s Bay: 36; MidCentral: 19; Whanganui: 5; Taranaki: 9; Tairawhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 9; Capital & Coast: 11; Hutt Valley: 8; Nelson Marlborough: 9; Canterbury: 59; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 9; Southern: 19.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 541 (This time last week 630) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 65 Cases in ICU or HDU: 13 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (52 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (4 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (73 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (261 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.