Today we are reporting 6,232 community cases, 769 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 7,405 As at yesterday, Friday July 29, there were a total of 1,479 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
The average increase in deaths each day attributable to COVID-19, over the past seven days to yesterday, is now 18. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 Cases in hospital*: total number 769: Northland: 15; Waitematā: 75; Counties Manukau: 51; Auckland: 140; Waikato: 97; Bay of Plenty: 34; Lakes: 15; Hawke’s Bay: 37; MidCentral: 48; Whanganui: 14; Taranaki: 18; Tairawhiti: 3; Wairarapa: 6; Capital & Coast/Hutt: 29; Nelson Marlborough: 15; Canterbury/West Coast: 113; South Canterbury: 16; Southern: 43.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 797 (This time last week 764) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 18 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (63 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (6 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (62 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (332 cases). * Hospitalisation numbers from Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau and Te Whatu Ora Waikato were unavailable this morning, so yesterday’s numbers have been used.
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.