COVID UPDATE: 246 cases in Northern Rivers

There were 246 new covid cases reported in the Northern Rivers in the past 24 hours.

Confirmed tests were from theses LGAs:

Richmond Valley 22

Kyogle 4

Ballina 37

Byron 28

Clarence Valley 53

Lismore 27

Tweed 75

There are 43 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with three of these in ICU.

In NSW there were 6,184 new covid cases reported in the past 24 hours. 14 people died from covid in that same period.