Today we are reporting 4,540 community cases and 473 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,928 – last Thursday, it was 4,750.
The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 527 – last Thursday, it was 617. There are now a total of 1,807 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 473: Northland: 17; Waitematā: 64; Counties Manukau: 54; Auckland: 57; Waikato: 74; Bay of Plenty: 15; Lakes: 12; Hawke’s Bay: 22; MidCentral: 21; Whanganui: 5; Taranaki: 9; Tairawhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 8; Capital & Coast 14; Hutt Valley: 11; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury 56; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 8; Southern: 14.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 527 (This time last week 617) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 10 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (49 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 (75 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (275 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.