
WEEKLY COVID UPDATE - Sept 15, Lake Macquarie

The good news is that case numbers have fallen quite significantly over the past week, both locally and statewide. Hopefully that translates into a fall in death and hospitalisation numbers in coming weeks.

Lives lost in Hunter Health district in past week: 21 (Same as previous week)

Lives lost in Hunter Health district since start of pandemic: 489 (Up 21 on previous week)

Lives lost in NSW since start of pandemic: 5148
(Up 122 on previous week)

New cases in Hunter Health district in past week: 2391 (Down 963 on previous week)

New cases in NSW: 18,014 (Down 7358 on previous week)

Hospitalisations in the Hunter this week: 36 (Down 11 on previous week)

Admitted to ICU in the Hunter this week: 6 (Same as previous week)

See NSW Health's full weekly report
HERE.

All data issued by NSW Health on Sept 15. All data relates to week ending Sept 10.