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COVID-19 Level 3 Public Advisory |
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Today there are no new community cases of COVID-19 in the Waikato. The region has a total of 37 cases.
Location of COVID-19 cases
| Location | Number of cases |
| Raglan | 18 |
| Hamilton | 16 |
| Cambridge | 2 |
| Kawhia | 1 |
| 37 |
New locations of interest in Hamilton and Raglan have been added to the Ministry of Health website: https://www.health.govt.nz/locationsofinterest
Further sampling of the waste water in Te Awamutu has today returned stronger positive results for COVID-19.
Anyone in the Te Awamutu area who has symptoms of COVID-19, or has family members who are symptomatic, or anyone who travels in and out of the area regularly for work, is urged to get tested as soon as possible.
If you do not have symptoms and have not visited a location of interest, please call Healthline first for guidance. It is important our testing facilities are available to those priority individuals.
We ask that people seek a test in their local area to reduce travel. A pop-up testing site in in Te Awamutu today and local GPs also offer testing (call ahead to book)
COVID-19 TESTING
Te Awamutu
Te Awamutu Event Centre carpark, Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 2pm
Pop-up testing and vaccinations continue to operate in Raglan at the rugby grounds car park with testing at the Raglan Area School.
Pop-up testing continues in Hamilton at Claudelands Event Centre and Te Kōhao Health on Wairere Drive, alongside the ongoing community testing centre at Founders Theatre.
Lots of organisation has been going on behind the scenes to make Super Saturday happen in the Waikato. There will be pop-up vaccination sites, drive-throughs, prizes, extended hours, music and kai are on offer to encourage the people of Waikato to turn out in force for their COVID-19 vaccinations this Saturday (16 October).
Getting higher numbers fully vaccinated is going to make a major difference in how we deal with COVID-19 in the community. It should reduce the need for lockdowns and give us more opportunity to get out and about.
People can pop down to 66 sites across the Waikato on Saturday without a booking. Anyone aged over 12 who hasn’t been vaccinated yet or had their first vaccination at least three weeks ago can drop in and get vaccinated on the spot.
The event is also aimed at people who were unsure about being vaccinated. Each site would have health experts on hand to answer questions. It will be a good place to come down and have a chat and receive accurate information – no judgement and no obligations.
Schools, marae and churches were hosting vaccination clinics, community leaders and local groups were helping with promotion, and businesses had offered prizes and free food. Local radio stations had also jumped on board to help encourage people along on Saturday.
Waikato’s kaupapa Māori and Pacific providers, pharmacies and GPs were also continuing their strong support for the vaccination programme and the region’s seven community vaccination clinics would all be open.
A big thank you to communities and businesses supporting the COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Details for Super Saturday in the Waikato are on the Waikato DHB website at www.waikatodhb.health.nz/supersaturday.
Total tests processed Thursday 14 October: 1690
People can also get tested on appointment at GP practices across the region, including designated GP practices that take enrolled and non-enrolled patients. See Healthpoint for a full list of options.
It is important that our testing facilities are available for those priority individuals who meet the criteria for seeking a test at this time. This allows us to rapidly investigate whether there has been any community spread.
Anyone who has cold or flu-like symptoms, is following guidance relating to a location of interest or has been directed by Healthline or a GP should seek a test immediately.
Otherwise, people should call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or their GP for guidance before seeking a test.
It is free to get a COVID-19 test, wherever you go.
The availability of community testing centres is based on our assessment of demand and may change daily. Locations for community testing are updated in this advisory, on our website, on Healthpoint and on our Facebook page as soon as they are confirmed for the next day.
Te Awamutu Event Centre carpark
Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu
Friday 10am - 3pm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 2pm
Raglan Area School, Norrie Ave, Raglan
Friday - Sunday, 10am - 1pm
Claudelands Event Centre
Gate 3, Brooklyn Road
10am - 6pm
Te Kohao Health,
951 Wairere Drive, Hamilton East
Thursday - 10am - 4pm
General practices across the Waikato are testing patients and designated GPs are testing non-patients also. See Healthpoint for a full list of GPs offering COVID-19 testing or call your GP to check. COVID-19 tests are free. Please ring first to make an appointment.
Reporting on vaccination rates is provided at TLA level. This data is as at 2pm, 15 October 2021.
| Territorial local authority | 1st doses | 2nd doses | 1st doses as a % of eligible population | Fully vaccinated as a % of eligible population | |
| Hamilton City | 120,510 | 93,327 | 80.3% | 62.2% | |
| Hauraki District | 12,506 | 8,464 | 71.8% | 48.6% | |
| Matamata-Piako District | 24,113 | 17,063 | 78.1% | 53.3% | |
| Ōtorohanga District | 6,062 | 4,157 | 66.8% | 46.5% | |
| Ruapehu District | 4,769 | 3,232 | 68.0% | 46.1% | |
| South Waikato District | 14,317 | 9,702 | 68.9% | 46.7% | |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 22,185 | 17,763 | 79.2% | 63.4% | |
| Waikato District | 39,285 | 29,674 | 77.3% | 58.4% | |
| Waipa District | 41,046 | 30,493 | 84.5% | 62.8% | |
| Waitomo District | 5,891 | 4,353 | 73.3% | 54.1% | |
| Waikato region | 290,684 | 218,228 | 78.5% | 58.9% | |
Data at SA2 level (approximately equivalent to suburb) is available on the Ministry of Health website.
Vaccination data
To date (as at 9am 15 October), 505,690 COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered in the Waikato.
Pop-up vaccination sites and vaccination clinics
There are number of pop-up vaccination centres operating across the Waikato this week in North Waikato, Hamilton and surrounds, Waipa, South Waikato and Ruapehu district.
Reminder - Making a vaccination appointment
Although walk-ins are available at many vaccination sites, the best way of guaranteeing a vaccination on the time, day and place of your choosing is still to book.
To help protect our patients, staff and community as our Public Health service investigate these cases, Waikato DHB is limiting the number of people at our facilities.
A restricted visitor policy was put in place from Sunday afternoon in response to the two new community cases. The full policy can be viewed on our website.
From 4 October non-urgent face-to-face outpatient appointments, community services and surgeries have been deferred.
Wherever possible we will be shifting appointments to phone and/or telehealth options.
We acknowledge this will cause some inconvenience and appreciate the community’s understanding as we prioritise patient safety at this time. As our investigations progress we will continue to review this approach.
DHB staff will be contacting affected individuals with urgent procedures to confirm their appointments are going ahead or to provide details for telehealth.
Anyone who is not contacted prior to their appointment should please assume it has been deferred and they will be contacted at a later date to reschedule as required.
If you are concerned about your risk of COVID-19, please ring Healthline (0800 358 5453). They will tell you if you need to be tested and what to do next.
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