COVID: 606 cases in Northern Rivers, 54 in Richmond Valley

There were 606 new covid cases reported for the Northern Rivers today.

There are 38 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with four of these in ICU.

Confirmed tests by LGA:

Ballina 89
Byron 55
Clarence Valley 94
Kyogle 17
Lismore 89
Richmond Valley 54
Tweed 207
Tenterfield 1 (Woodenbong and Urbenville postcodes)

NSW reported 12,632 Covid cases overnight.

38 people died from covid with two of those in their 50s, four people in their 60s and the rest aged 70 and over.