Covid Update - Saturday

¿ COVID UPDATE – 1pm, Saturday August 13

¿ New Cases in Lake Macquarie in the past 24 hours: 250 (Down 65 on previous day)

¿ New cases in Hunter-New England Health district yesterday: 1141 (Down 151 on previous day)

¿ Cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 5393 (Down 61 on previous day)

¿ New cases statewide in past 24 hours: 8217 (Down 1311 on previous day)

¿ Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 2107 (Down 87 on previous day)

¿ Covid patients in NSW ICU: 63 (Up 1 on previous day)

¿ Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 35 (No change on previous day)

¿ STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES
- 96.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 95.3% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 69.3% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 82.3% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.6% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 49.7% 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

¿ 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