Government open data portal shows 2,159 people in hospital with COVID-19, 101 listed as being in intensive care.
The government’s open data portal shows there are 2,159 people in hospital with the disease.According to the open data portal, two more deaths were attributed to the novel coronavirus, for a total of 14,614 since the pandemic began.
The data shows there have been 1,040 new infections confirmed by PCR testing on Saturday, which is limited to higher-risk groups. People aged 70 and over account for more than 71 per cent of the overall hospitalizations; further details on COVID-19-related hospitalizations and vaccinations will be released Tuesday.
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