Today we are reporting 5,554 community cases, 368 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5,777 – last Wednesday it was 6,035.
Preparing for winter COVID-19 continues to circulate in the community and we have also started to see the impact of winter respiratory illnesses, like flu, which are putting additional pressure on our health system.
We’ve been planning for a challenging winter and are working with our regional colleagues to manage capacity and demand, prioritise urgent care and deliver as much planned care as possible.
We need everyone to do their bit to help us get through winter. We’d like to encourage everyone to get their flu vaccine this year, which can help protect against four different strains of the virus and reduce the need for hospitalisation.