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712 NEW COVID CASES FOR HUNTER-NEW ENGLAND
The Hunter has recorded a slight dip in covid cases, but with 712 additional infections across the health district, the region’s outbreak is still rapidly growing.
The overwhelming majority were again in the Newcastle LGA, with 356 – exactly half of the new cases.
Seventeen people are in hospital, three are in ICU.
Here’s the breakdown of new infections, by council area.
– 356 are from Newcastle LGA
– 176 are from Lake Macquarie LGA
– 85 are from Maitland LGA
– 35 are from Port Stephens LGA
– 19 are from Cessnock LGA
– 10 are from Singleton LGA
– 7 are from Muswellbrook LGA
– 6 are from Mid Coast LGA
– 6 are from Tamworth Regional LGA
– 4 are from Moree Plains LGA
– 3 are from Upper Hunter LGA
– 2 are from Gunnedah LGA
– 1 is from Armidale LGA
– 1 is from Glen Innes Severn LGA
– 1 is from Narrabri LGA
There are currently 3,725 active infections in the district.
It comes as new testing facilities opened in Rathmines this weekend, with the aim of easing pressure on other sites around Lake Macquarie in particular.
We’ll bring you the latest updates on the Hunter’s outbreak, tonight at 6pm.
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