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COVID-19: 1,352 New Cases As 18,000 Turnout At Vaccine Walk-In Centres

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04:59 2 Aug 2021


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There are 1,352 new confirmed cases of Covid-19.

 

There are 177 people with the virus in hospital - an increase of 14 on yesterday.

 

27 patients are being treated in intensive care units - up 1.

 

Over 18,000 people have been vaccinated at the walk-in clinics so far this long weekend - including 10,000 on Saturday and another 8,000 on Sunday.

 

Walk-in centres continue to operate today in 26 locations.

 

Around half of those vaccinated at the centres this weekend have been teenagers aged 16-17.

 

Vaccine registration for children aged 12-15 will begin within the next two weeks.


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