A PORT Stephens man in his eighties has died of COVID-19 in the past week.

In the Hunter New England Health District it was reported on Monday 5 April that there was one death due to COVID-19, with a man in his 80s from the Port Stephens LGA passing away.

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Over the past four weeks, there have been 61,097 reported COVID-19 cases in the Hunter New England Health District with 4,438 of these from the Port Stephens LGA.

According to the Australian Immunisation Register Services Australia, over 95 percent of the Port Stephens population is fully vaccinated.

Health NSW reports that in the 24 hours up to 4pm 6 April 2022, there were 1,552 cases from 5,485 tests and around one in ten COVID-19 patients in Hunter New England hospitals are in intensive care.

There are currently 61 COVID-19 positive patients in the Hunter New England health district receiving care in hospital.

By Tara CAMPBELL