4,790 community cases; 648 hospitalisations; 19 in ICU

Today we are reporting 4,790 community cases and 648 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5,608 – last Saturday, it was 7,405.

There are now a total of 1,638 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 648: Northland: 34; Waitematā: 51; Counties Manukau: 51; Auckland: 133; Waikato: 60; Bay of Plenty: 26; Lakes: 15; Hawke’s Bay: 24; MidCentral: 25; Whanganui: 7; Taranaki: 23; Tairawhiti: 2; Wairarapa: 5; Capital & Coast: 20; Hutt Valley: 11; Nelson Marlborough: 18; Canterbury: 91; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 21; Southern: 27.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 703 (This time last week it was 797) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 19 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (58 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (2 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (80 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (306 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.