Today we are reporting 1,941 community cases and 241 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 1,468.
Last Tuesday, it was 1,719. The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 236. Last Tuesday, it was 267. There are now a total of 1,962 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 4. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 241: Northland: 1; Waitematā: 46; Counties Manukau: 22; Auckland: 48; Waikato: 18; Bay of Plenty: 5; Lakes: 1; Hawke’s Bay: 2; MidCentral: 7; Whanganui: 0; Taranaki: 3; Tairawhiti: 0; Wairarapa: 7; Capital & Coast: 15; Hutt Valley: 9; Nelson Marlborough: 5; Canterbury: 41; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 1; Southern: 9.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 236 (This time last week 267) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 63 Cases in ICU or HDU: 3 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (32 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (0 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (42 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (191 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.