Today we are reporting 13,344 community cases and 587 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,313.
We are sadly reporting the deaths of 23 people with COVID-19. The majority (18) of these deaths occurred in the current month; four others occurred in May and June.
There is one death from January last year now being reported following the cause of death assessment now being completed. In some instances it can take some time for the full clinical assessments to be finalised.
Today’s new cases of COVID-19 show a further rise in case numbers. We are continuing to keep our response to the current community outbreak of COVID-19 under review and will adapt it as the outbreak and pandemic evolve, and as part of our resurgence planning.