5,939 community cases; 634 hospitalisations; 15 in ICU

Today we are reporting 5,939 community cases and 634 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5,120.

Last Monday it was 6,683. There are now a total of 1,688 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 16. COVID-19 hospitalisations  COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 634: Northland: 34; Waitematā: 65; Counties Manukau: 49; Auckland: 80; Waikato: 54; Bay of Plenty: 26; Lakes: 15; Hawke’s Bay: 37; MidCentral: 20; Whanganui: 15; Taranaki: 22; Tairāwhiti: 2; Wairarapa: 7; Capital, Coast: 18; Hutt: 17; Nelson Marlborough: 15; Canterbury: 97; West Coast: 5; South Canterbury: 25; Southern: 31.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 645 (This time last week 787) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 15 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (55 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 (80 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (332 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.