Friday 18 February 2022

Hunter New England hospitalisations fall and no new deaths as restrictions ease

BY DAKOTA TAIT

Hunter New England recorded 1,383 new COVID cases today and no deaths.

488 of those cases were from PCR tests and 895 were from RAT tests.

The health district is now caring for 37 cases in hospital, with three people in intensive care.

Across New South Wales, health has recorded 9,243 new COVID cases and 15 deaths.

This brings the State to 1,381 cases in hospital, with 92 in intensive care.

50.3 percent of adults have now received three shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.