
COVID UPDATE - Noon, TUESDAY JULY 5

New cases in Hunter-New England Health district yesterday: 1221 (Up 65 on previous day)

Cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 3204 (Down 51 on previous day's figure)

New cases statewide in past 24 hours: 10,504 (Up 1546 on previous day)

Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 1782 (Up 57 on previous day)

Covid patients in NSW ICU: 58 (Up 8 on previous day)

Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 14 (Up 13 on previous day)

STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES
- 96.6% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 95.1% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 68.1% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 82.6% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.9% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 49.6% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

More information on all the requirements and protocols relating to schools, outbreaks and isolation rules for parents and carers of school-aged children
HERE.

More information on new case numbers by LGA can be found
HERE.

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