The Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) has recorded 180 new COVID cases with 37 infections coming in Queanbeyan.

Today’s numbers are down on yesterday’s 229 COVID cases in Southern NSW.

The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen to 28 with four people in the ICU. 29 people are under active care, down from 39 yesterday.

There are now 3,304 active COVID cases in the SNSWLHD with the total number of infections up to 5,082 since the start of the outbreak in June.

The Queanbeyan Palerang LGA recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases.

Goulburn Mulwaree LGA recorded 30 new cases.

Yass Valley LGA reported 11 COVID-19 cases.

Bega Valley LGA has 30 new infections.

Eurobodalla LGA has 53 new cases.

Snowy Monaro LGA has 11 new COVID infections.

Upper Lachlan reported 8 new cases.

NSW Health are reminding people that anyone who tests positive using a RAT is now required to register their result with Service NSW via the website or app under a Public Health Order.

Meanwhile, NSW recorded 63,018 new infections and 29 deaths.

The spike in daily reporting numbers comes as the state works through a backlog of results from rapid at-home tests, which were only able to be reported from Wednesday.

Some 25,080 cases came from the rapid antigen tests (RATs), while 37,938 were diagnosed from PCR, laboratory processed tests.

NSW Health cautioned some of those cases were the same positive cases reported numerous times from multiple rapid antigen tests and PCR tests.

The number of patients in hospital is also steadily climbing, now at 2525 with 184 in intensive care.

To view active cases, vaccination and testing rates by LGA or suburb please follow the link:https://www.nsw.gov.au/covi…/stay-safe/data-and-statistics

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