COVID UPDATE: 469 new cases, 35 in Richmond Valley

469 new covid cases were reported in the Northern Rivers today.

Confirmed tests by LGA (PCR and RAT included) were:

Richmond Valley 35

Kyogle 15

Clarence Valley 88

Lismore 82

Ballina 85

Byron 33

Tweed 131

There are 21 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with four of these in ICU.

There were 9,690 new covid cases reported in NSW today.

18 people died from covid overnight. There are 2,068 covid patients in hospital, with 132 of these in ICU.