Today we are reporting 9,256 community cases, and 822 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,335.
There are now a total of 1,396 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 17. COVID-19 Hospitalisations COVID-19 cases in hospital: total number 822: Northland: 19; Waitematā: 99; Counties Manukau: 60; Auckland: 89; Waikato: 100; Bay of Plenty: 41; Lakes: 12; Hawke’s Bay: 35; MidCentral: 49; Whanganui: 14; Taranaki: 14; Tairāwhiti: 3; Wairarapa: 15; Capital and Coast: 28; Hutt Valley: 27; Nelson Marlborough: 14; Canterbury: 149; West Coast: 1; South Canterbury: 12; Southern: 41.
Weekly COVID-19 Hospitalisations - 7 day rolling average: 772 (This time last week 764) Average age of current COVID-19 hospitalisations: 64 Cases in ICU or HDU: 24 Vaccination status of new admissions to hospital*: Unvaccinated or not eligible (64 cases); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (4 cases); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (71 cases); received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (414 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.