Today we are reporting 1,793 community cases and 260 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 1,655.
Last Wednesday, it was 2,122. The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 263. Last Tuesday, it was 326. There are now a total of 1,939 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 6. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 260: Northland: 3; Waitematā: 44; Counties Manukau: 42; Auckland: 48; Waikato: 25; Bay of Plenty: 5; Lakes: 4; Hawke’s Bay: 1; MidCentral: 7; Whanganui: 2; Taranaki: 1; Tairawhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 3; Capital & Coast: 9; Hutt Valley: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 3; Canterbury: 41; West Coast: 2; South Canterbury: 2; Southern: 4.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 263 (This time last week 326) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 60 Cases in ICU or HDU: 5 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (37 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (6 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (58 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (181 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.