Nine patients with Covid-19 have been admitted to regional hospitals in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of in patients to 117 and representing the first increase in hospitalizations with the virus during March.
Sadly, a 72 year old man has died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
Regional Statistics
For the 24 hours ending at midnight on March 17
Numbers in brackets are for the previous 24 hours
475 confirmed cases (469)
3,520 total active cases (3,465)
117 hospitalized (108)
18 in intensive care (17)
2,190 deceased (2,189)
