Covid update - Wednesday
19th January 2022
COVID UPDATE - 11.15am, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 Covid patients currently in Hunter Health district hospitals: 100 (down 8 since yesterday) Covid patients in Hunter ICU: 6 (down 1 since yesterday) Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 2863 (up 13 since yesterday) Covid patients in NSW ICU: 217 (up 8 since yesterday) New cases in Hunter Health district since yesterday: 3189, up 792 on previous day (1986 PCR and 1203 RAT) Lives lost statewide in past 24 hours: 32 (4 less than yesterday). Lives lost in NSW since pandemic began: 953 (in Australia: 2876) Lives lost in Hunter Health district in past 24 hours: 1 (A man in his 90s from Tamworth LGA. My condolences to his family and friends.) New cases statewide since yesterday: 32,297 (PCR + RAT, up 2467 on the previous day) Total number of cases in the Hunter over the past four weeks: 45,627 (PCR and RAT, up 1943 on the previous day) Total number of cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 10,355 (up 249 on previous day) Total number of tests in the Hunter over the past four weeks: 187,085 (down 13,476 on previous day's figure) Total number of tests in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 42,870 (down 4129 on previous day's figure) STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES- 95.2% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 93.8% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 27.8% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine*
- 82.2% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.3% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 16.4% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
More information on new case numbers by LGA can be found HERE. QUESTIONS: Please see my Facebook or Website pages for answers to frequently asked questions. Service NSW also has a 24/7 hotline where people are available to answer questions. You can reach them on 13 77 88. All further info at NSW Health.