4,811 community cases; 533 hospitalisations; 12 in ICU

Today we are reporting 4,811 community cases and 533 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 4,073 – last Tuesday, it was 5,120.

The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 556 – last Tuesday, it was 645. There are now a total of 1,782 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 13. COVID-19 hospitalisations  COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 533: Northland: 25; Waitematā: 64; Counties Manukau: 61; Auckland: 62; Waikato: 77; Bay of Plenty: 17; Lakes: 8; Hawke’s Bay: 38; MidCentral: 16; Whanganui: 8; Taranaki: 11; Tairāwhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 10; Capital & Coast: 15; Hutt Valley: 12; Nelson Marlborough: 9; Canterbury: 68; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 13; Southern: 14.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 556 (This time last week 645) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 65 Cases in ICU or HDU: 12 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (47 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 (75 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (257 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.