3,650 community cases; 546 hospitalisations; 10 in ICU

Today we are reporting 3,650 community cases and 546 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 4,418 – last Saturday, it was 5,608.

The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 594 – last Saturday, it was 703. There are now a total of 1,750 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 14. COVID-19 hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 546: Northland: 28; Waitematā: 68; Counties Manukau: 57; Auckland: 58; Waikato: 60; Bay of Plenty: 19; Lakes: 9; Hawke’s Bay: 39; MidCentral: 12; Whanganui: 8; Taranaki: 9; Tairawhiti: 1; Wairarapa: 13; Capital & Coast: 20; Hutt Valley: 9; Nelson Marlborough: 8; Canterbury: 85; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 14; Southern: 28.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 594 (This time last week 703) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 62 Cases in ICU or HDU: 10 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (49 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (3 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (75 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (289 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.