7,627 community cases; 827 hospitalisations; 24 in ICU

Today we are reporting 7,627 community cases, and 827 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 7,776 There are now a total of 1,455 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.

The seven-day rolling average of the increase in deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 18. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 cases in hospital: total number 827: Northland: 18; Waitematā: 126; Counties Manukau: 55; Auckland: 100; Waikato: 88; Bay of Plenty: 34; Lakes: 19; Hawke’s Bay: 43; MidCentral: 56; Whanganui: 15; Taranaki: 15; Tairāwhiti: 4; Wairarapa: 11; Capital and Coast: 25; Hutt Valley: 15; Nelson Marlborough: 17; Canterbury: 127; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 14; Southern: 44.

Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 790 (This time last week 766)  Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 65  Cases in ICU or HDU: 24 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (67 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (5 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (78 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (411 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.

This data is from Districts with tertiary hospitals: Auckland, Canterbury, Southern, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Capital, Coast and Hutt, and Northland.