Today we are reporting 7,113 community cases and 738 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 6,683 – last Tuesday, it was 8,335.
There are now a total of 1,563 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
The seven-day rolling average in total deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 22. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 738: Northland: 16; Waitematā: 77; Counties Manukau: 76; Auckland: 91; Waikato: 109; Bay of Plenty: 22; Lakes: 11; Hawke’s Bay: 38; MidCentral: 44; Whanganui: 9; Taranaki: 21; Tairawhiti: 2; Wairarapa: 5; Capital & Coast/Hutt: 32; Nelson Marlborough: 19; Canterbury/West Coast: 117; South Canterbury: 16; Southern: 33.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 787 (This time last week 772) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 65 Cases in ICU or HDU: 15 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (39 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 (32 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (164 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.