Today we are reporting 5,169 community cases and 599 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 4,938.
Last Wednesday it was 6,355. There are now a total of 1,705 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 15. COVID-19 hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital: total number 599: Northland: 36; Waitematā: 59; Counties Manukau: 53; Auckland: 68; Waikato: 60; Bay of Plenty: 23; Lakes: 17; Hawke’s Bay: 35; MidCentral: 21; Whanganui: 16; Taranaki: 12; Tairawhiti: 2; Wairarapa: 7; Capital & Coast: 15; Hutt Valley: 16; Nelson Marlborough: 15; Canterbury: 86; West Coast: 4; South Canterbury: 23; Southern: 31.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 630 (This time last week 772) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 63 Cases in ICU or HDU: 11 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (51 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 (84 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (322 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.