3,805 community cases; 466 hospitalisations; 8 in ICU

Today we are reporting 3,805 community cases, 466 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,876 – last Friday it was 4,581.

The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations is 515 – last Friday, it was 609. There are now a total of 1,815 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 11. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 466: Northland: 19; Waitematā: 59; Counties Manukau: 52; Auckland: 58; Waikato: 70; Bay of Plenty: 20; Lakes: 13; Hawke’s Bay: 20; MidCentral: 23; Whanganui: 4; Taranaki: 7; Tairawhiti: 0; Wairarapa: 5; Capital & Coast: 17; Hutt Valley: 12; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 50; West Coast: 6; South Canterbury: 7; Southern: 17.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 515 (This time last week 609) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 8 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (47 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 (75 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (274 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.