Two elderly men from the Hunter region died with COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday.
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The Hunter New England Health District recorded 2719 new cases during the latest reporting period - down from 3184 the previous day but still higher than the daily case numbers before this week's spike.
Across our region:
- 172 are from the Tamworth LGA
- 52 are from the Armidale Regional LGA
- 219 are from the Cessnock LGA
- 24 are from the Dungog LGA
- 6 are from the Glen Innes Severn LGA
- 81 are from the Gunnedah LGA
- 12 are from the Gwydir LGA
- 38 are from the Inverell LGA
- 574 are from the Lake Macquarie LGA
- 32 are from the Liverpool Plains LGA
- 330 are from the Maitland LGA
- 200 are from the Mid Coast LGA
- 30 are from Moree Plains LGA
- 49 are from the Muswellbrook LGA
- 17 are from the Narrabri LGA
- 571 are from the Newcastle LGA
- 188 are from the Port Stephens LGA
- 66 are from Singleton LGA
- 1 is from the Tenterfield LGA
- 44 are from the Upper Hunter Shire LGA
- 1 is from the Uralla LGA
- 12 are from the Walcha LGA
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A man aged over 100 years old from Maitland and another in his 70s from Lake Macquarie were among the 17 people with the virus who lost their lives across NSW.
There are 73 people with the virus in Hunter New England Hospitals, including five patients receiving intensive care.
Of the latest positive cases, 1907 were detected by rapid antigen tests and 812 from PCR tests.
NSW recorded 22,107 new cases during the reporting period ending Wednesday afternoon.
There are 1326 patients with the virus in the state's hospitals - 39 of those are in intensive care units.
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