CONFIRMED cases of COVID-19 in the Tamworth local government area have remained the same for another day, but coronavirus patients in other parts of the North West still have an unknown source of infection.
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At the latest update on Friday from Hunter New England Health (HNEH), Tamworth still had 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, as at 8pm on Thursday.
No new patients have been recorded in the city since March 30.
The latest HNEH update shows Tenterfield, Gunnedah and Armidale also have not seen an increase in coronavirus case numbers in the latest 24-hour testing period, but the source of infection for some patients in these towns remains unknown.
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Authorities still haven't been able to trace the source of infection for one patient residing in Gunnedah who contracted the virus.
NSW Health statistics show that as at 8pm on Thursday, Tenterfield and Armidale both have at least one and possibly up to four mystery cases, where authorities cannot trace the source of infection.
All 12 people to contract COVID-19 in Tamworth have a known source of infection, according to data from NSW Health.
The HNEH district added just one new confirmed case of COVID-19 to the health district tally in the latest 24-hour testing period to 8pm on Thursday.
The single new case came after a three-day streak of no new infections for the HNEH district, bringing the total number of people to contract COVID-19 in the Hunter New England to 271.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.
