COVID: 485 new cases in Northern Rivers, 12 in Richmond Valley January 4, 2022 FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail NSW reported 23,131 new covid cases today. There were two deaths. In NSW there are 1,344 people with covid in hospital with 105 people in intensive care, 27 of these are on ventilation. 485 new cases were reported in the Northern Rivers from these LGAs; Kyogle 4 Richmond Valley 12 Lismore 43 Clarence Valley 33 Byron 156 Tweed 136 Ballina 101 Northern NSW Local Health District said there are 20 covid positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with four of these in ICU.