COVID UPDATE: 481 cases in Northern Rivers, one death

There were 481 new covid cases reported in the Northern Rivers today.

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

Kyogle 15

Richmond Valley 43

Clarence Valley 91

Lismore 74

Ballina 70

Byron 48

Tweed 139

Tenterfield 1

(Tenterfield is in a different Local Health District, but postcodes put cases in NNSWLHD).

There are 23 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with four of these in ICU.

Northern NSW Local Health District reported the death of one person aged in their 90s from covid. They were from the Tweed area.

There were 10,312 new covid cases reported for NSW.

20 people died overnight.