Covid Update - Saturday
6th August 2022
¿ COVID UPDATE – 11:30am, Saturday August 6
¿ New Cases in Lake Macquarie in the past 24 hours: 418 (Up 26 on previous day)
¿ New cases in Hunter-New England Health district yesterday: 1724 (Up 75 on previous day)
¿ Cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 5507 (Up 91 on previous day)
¿ New cases statewide in past 24 hours: 11,998 (Down 910 on previous day)
¿ Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 2187 (Down 37 on previous day)
¿ Covid patients in NSW ICU: 57 (Down 6 on previous day)
¿ Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 30 (Up 1 on previous day)
¿ STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES
- 96.8% 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
- 69.2% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 82.4% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.7% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 49.8% 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.