COVID UPDATE: 348 new cases, one death

There were 348 new covid cases confirmed in Northern NSW Local Health District today.

The confirmed tests by LGA (PCR and RAT included) were:

Kyogle 7

Richmond Valley 25

Clarence Valley 55

Lismore 49

Ballina 50

Byron 33

Tweed Heads 127

Tenterfield 2

(Woodenbong and Urbenville postcodes are in the NNSWLHD)

There are 35 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with three of these in ICU.

There was one covid death of person aged in their 70s from the Tweed area.

In NSW there were 8,183 covid cases reported for the past 24 hours.

32 people died across NSW.