Another 130 new cases of Covid have been reported in Lismore Local Government Area – up on yesterday’s new case total of 92.

The local cases are among 812 confirmed new cases reported across LGAs in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) to 8pm yesterday.

Lismore’s 130 is the third highest total of new cases, coming in behind Byron with 162 new cases, and Tweed with 292. New case numbers in other areas are as follows:

Ballina 88, Clarence Valley 92, Kyogle 8, Richmond Valley 38, and Tenterfield 2.

There are 54 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with 6 of these in ICU.

State statistics

NSW recorded 25,870 new cases of COVID-19 detected by PCR testing in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

There are currently 2,186 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 170 people in intensive care, 51 of whom require ventilation.

NSW Health reported the deaths of 11 people with COVID-19; six women and five men. Seven people were aged in their 80s, three people were aged in their 90s, and one person was aged in their 70s.

Of the 11 people who died; nine were vaccinated and two were not vaccinated. 

RAT results and case numbers

As increasingly people follow NSW Health’s advice to use rapid antigen tests (RAT) for diagnosing COVID-19, the number of PCR tests will underestimate the true number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19.

There were 71,325 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 84,333.

Read more about the problematic issue of RAT availability locally: Local pharmacy left high and dry as government 'confiscates' Rapid Antigen Tests

Get tested

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging people to get tested for COVID-19 at the first sign of symptoms and isolate until a negative result is received.

All Northern NSW testing clinics are operating under usual operating hours over the holiday period.

Find your closest testing clinic on the NSW Government website or contact your GP.

Please book your COVID-19 vaccination, Pfizer vaccines for 5-11 year olds, or booster if you are eligible, at any of the many GPs, Pharmacies and NSW Health clinics in the region.

Book today at the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder.

Anyone aged 18 and over is eligible for their booster four months after their second dose. Bookings are recommended to ensure you secure your preferred timeslot.

If you are seeking data, you can search cases by postcode on the NSW Government website https://www.nsw.gov.au/covi…/stay-safe/data-and-statistics.