COVID UPDATE: 526 new cases in Northern Rivers

There were 526 new covid cases reported in the Northern Rivers today.

The cases came from these LGAs:

Richmond Valley 43

Kyogle 10

Lismore 75

Clarence Valley 79

Ballina 85

Byron 41

Tweed 193

There are 56 covid patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with five of these in ICU.

The Northern NSW Local health District reported the death of two people aged in their 80s. They were from the Tweed area.

NSW had 12,818 new covid cases and 30 people died from covid overnight.

In NSW there are 2,749 covid cases in hospital, including 186 people in intensive care, 70 of whom require ventilation.