Today's correct number of cases nationally is 9318, not 13,344 as previously announced. The revised figure is around the same level as case numbers reported for the past three days, it said. There are 587 people in hospital with the virus, and there have been 23 more deaths, including four in the Canterbury/West Coast DHB area today. The total number of publicly reported deaths is now 1651 and the seven-day rolling average is 16. There are 587 people with Covid currently in hospitals across the country, including nine in HDU or ICU, 90 in Canterbury/West Coast DHB hospitals and 15 in South Canterbury hospitals.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2022 05:50 UTC