Covid Update - Friday
5th August 2022
¿ COVID UPDATE – 3.30pm, Friday August 5
¿ New Cases in Lake Macquarie in the past 24 hours: 391 (Down 149 on previous day)
¿ New cases in Hunter-New England Health district yesterday: 1649 (Down 417 on previous day)
¿ Cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 5416 (Up 14 on previous day)
¿ New cases statewide in past 24 hours: 12,908 (Down 1479 on previous day)
¿ Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 2224 (Up 11 on previous day)
¿ Covid patients in NSW ICU: 63 (Up 3 on previous day)
¿ Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 29 (Down 4 on previous day but includes 10 deaths which had not been previously reported by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.)
¿ 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
- 69.1% 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.