Nine positive cases were detected in the city during the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, bringing Wagga's total number of cases in the current outbreak to 41.

The cases were among the 32 newly-recorded across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District, the majority of which were detected along the Victoria-NSW border.

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The Albury LGA was home to 17 of the new cases, while three were residents of the Murray River, two lived in the Federation LGA and one was recorded in the Greater Hume LGA.

The MLHD is currently managing the care of 110 COVID-19 patients, two of which have been admitted to hospital.

NSW recorded a total of 250 new locally-acquired cases and no new COVID-19 related deaths were reported across the state.

Vaccinations can be booked at more than 100 providers across the Riverina by using healthdirect.gov.au.

Testing in Wagga is available at the MLHD's Murray Street testing clinic between 9am and 4pm daily or the drive-through site at Wagga Showground until 6pm daily, at Laverty Pathology's drive-through site in the Riverina Playhouse car park off Tarcutta and Cross streets from 8am daily, and at the GP-led respiratory clinic at Glenrock in Glenfield Park between 9am and 5pm weekdays.

For further testing locations across the district go to www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au, or for help accessing a test call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline 1800 831 099.

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