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SDHB COVID-19 Update 24 May 2022

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Hospitalisation figures 

Current hospitalisations as at 8am 24 May 2022  

Hospital 

Inpatient 

ICU/HDU 

Ventilated 

Total 

 

 

 

 

 

Dunedin 

14 

16 

Southland 

14 

14 

Waitaki 

 

Please note that hospitalisation data does not differentiate between patients admitted because of COVID-19 infection versus those admitted for a separate reason who happen to also have COVID-19. Hospital numbers reported by the Southern DHB include those in mental health wards.   

The Ministry of Health total figures for Southern for the previous 24 hours are: 

  • 659 new positive cases  

  • 3943 (not recovered from last 7 days)  

Current cases as of 11.59pm 23 May 2022  

Territorial Authority 

New – Positive (PCR & RAT) 

Active Cases 

 

 

 

Central Otago 

27 

236 

Clutha 

28 

165 

Dunedin 

323 

1751 

Gore 

20 

120 

Invercargill 

85 

604 

Queenstown-Lakes 

87 

468 

Southland 

40 

297 

Waitaki 

48 

297 

Unknown 

<5 

 

Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. Total numbers will always be the formal daily case tally as reported to the WHO. Due to the increased use of RATs and system lag issues there may be a discrepancy in the number of total active cases from the territorial authority breakdown. A decision has been made nationally that areas with less than 5 new cases per 24-hour period will be reported as “<5”. All territorial authorities with less than 100 cases will have their case numbers rounded to the nearest 5. We are unable to supply further information. Please contact the Ministry of Health directly for more information about these decisions.