Covid update - Tuesday
12th October 2021
47 NEW LOCAL CASES COVID UPDATE - 11am Tuesday October 12 Starting with a bit of good news today - the number of cases across the State dropped to 360 over the past 24 hours. Also, 90.4% of the population aged 16+ have now received their first vaccination, with 74% fully dosed. We are not out of the woods yet with infection numbers expected to rise again as the State continues to open up, but we're in a pretty good position with our own local vaccination rates inching towards 70% fully dosed throughout Lake Macquarie. (New local vax data arrives today so I'll post later this afternoon.) Of those 360 new cases, 47 were in the Hunter health district, including 11 in Lake Macquarie. These new cases take the total number in the latest Hunter outbreak to 1815. Of today's new cases in the Hunter-New England health district:
13 are from Maitland LGA- 6 in Woodberry
- 2 in Telarah
- 2 in Rutherford
- 2 in Millers Forest
- 1 in East Maitland
11 are from Lake Macquarie LGA- 3 in Bolton Point
- 1 in Belmont South
- 1 in Gateshead
- 1 in Hillsborough
- 1 in Macquarie Hills
- 1 in Marks Point
- 1 in Toronto
- 1 in West Wallsend
- 1 in Croudace Bay
9 are from Cessnock LGA- 7 in Weston
- 2 in Bellbird
6 are from Newcastle LGA- 1 in Adamstown
- 1 in Bar Beach
- 1 in Cooks Hill
- 1 in Hamilton South
- 1 in Mayfield
- 1 in New Lambton Heights
3 are from Port Stephens LGA- 3 in Raymond Terrace
3 are from MidCoast LGA- 3 in Taree
2 is from Tamworth Regional LGA- 1 in Tamworth
- 1 in West Tamworth
23 local people are being cared for in hospital. Four are in ICU. STATUS AND CLOSE CONTACTS: Of those new cases, 31 are linked, 13 are unlinked and 3 are still under investigation. Further, 18 were infectious in the community, while 26 were isolating while infectious and the remaining 3 are still under investigation. We have 1102 active cases in the Hunter Region. EXPOSURE SITES: Subway at Warners Bay is among just a handful of new exposure sites named by HNE Health overnight. There are also new sites at Aberdeen, Scone and Singleton. More details on the new sites (including a link to the full list at NSW Health) are on my website HERE. POP-UP VAX CLINIC AT MORISSET: Hunter Health will be holding a pop-up vaccination clinic at Morisset tomorrow (Wednesday), October 13, in the Masonic Hall at 5 Yambo Street from 10am to 3pm. No appointment is necessary, you just have to walk up. Open to everyone aged 12+, but children 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult. (All Pfizer vax). STATEWIDE in the past 24 hours:- 90.4% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 74% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 88,988 tests
- 360 new locally acquired cases
- 0 new overseas acquired cases
- 360 new total cases
- 766 people in hospital
- 155 people in ICU
- 5 deaths
TESTING: Testing remains a really important part of our battle with Covid-19. Please don't be complacent. If you experience any symptoms, get tested as soon as possible. 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. STAY SAFE, stay vigilant, and stay home unless you absolutely have to go somewhere.