Byron Bay, Ballina Covid-19: Latest on cases and vaccination rates

Covid case numbers are soaring as Omicron continues to spread with Byron and Ballina accounting for a large portion. Here’s everything you need to know – cases, vaccination rates and more.

Covid case numbers are rising daily in Byron Bay and Ballina as the Omicron variant forces business closures and leaves a community in peril.

From up-to-date numbers and vaccination information, here’s everything you need to know about the current outbreak.

Massive waiting queues for a PCR test in Ballina, January 5,2022. Picture: John Bartram

Daily case numbers

Northern NSW Local Health District recorded 905 Covid-19 cases overnight on January 14, 2022.

In Byron Shire this meant 247 new cases were recorded and in Ballina Shire this meant 145 new cases.

The remaining cases were 338 in Tweed, 80 in Lismore, 41 in Richmond Valley, 45 in Clarence Valley, eight in Kyogle and one in Tenterfield.

There were 53 Covid-19 positive patients in hospital with six in an intensive care unit.

Two Tweed Heads residents, aged in their 70s, have also died.

Case numbers by postcode

Most postcodes in the Byron Bay and Ballina area have a more concerning amount of cases when compared to the rest of the Northern Rivers.

The growing black spot on the North Coast, covering Ballina and Byron Bay regions.

Data is sourced from NSW Health.

Case numbers by Local Government Area map

Vaccination numbers

The latest vaccination rates, as of January 11, 2022.

Again, several areas in the Ballina and Byron Bay area drop in vaccination when compared to the rest of the region, notably postcodes 2481, 2482 and 2483.

Data is sourced from NSW Health.