BY DAKOTA TAIT
The Hunter New England Health District has recorded 1,193 new COVID cases today and four deaths.
465 of those cases were from PCR tests and 728 were from RAT tests.
Sadly, a man and a woman from Maitland have passed away with the virus.
One was in their 70s and one was in their 90s.
This brings the region to 73 cases in hospital, with seven people in intensive care.
Across New South Wales, health has recorded 13,026 new COVID cases and 27 deaths.
This brings the State to 2,779 cases in hospital, with 185 in intensive care.
39.4 percent of adults have now received three shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.
