Six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) on Wednesday as statewide cases spiked to over 400 for the first time since October.
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A breakdown of local cases by local government area is not available, with the health district recently switching from daily to weekly updates and a focus on vaccination and testing numbers.
Yesterday nine new cases of the virus were reported across the MLHD, and five over the weekend in the Murray River and Albury LGAs.
In New South Wales on Wednesday 403 new cases of the virus were recorded, in a jump of 143 compared to Tuesday's figure. The state has not recorded more than 400 cases in a single day since mid-October.
One death was also recorded.
NSW Health said in a statement that COVID-19 has recently spread among vaccinated people at a range of indoor settings such as pubs, nightclubs and parties.
"The vaccine is effective at protecting against severe disease, but while the risk of transmission is reduced, spread can still occur among fully vaccinated people," a NSW Health spokesperson said, urging people to continue using QR code sign-in's, physically distance and wear masks.
There has been a big jump in testing with Wednesday's cases diagnosed from 92,566 tests, up from 58,706 the previous day.
92.9 per cent of NSW residents over 16 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 77.3 per cent of those aged 12 to 15 are double-jabbed.
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There are currently 151 people in hospital with the virus across the state, including 25 in the ICU and seven requiring ventilation.
So far 34 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been diagnosed in the state.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said NSW Health is working with its international counterparts to gain a better understanding of the new variant, particularly around how contagious it is and how it is transmitted compared to other variants.
"We are also working to understand the severity of the new variant and importantly how effective vaccines are at offering protection against severe disease," she added.
Nearly all LGAs across the Riverina are more than 95 per cent fully vaccinated against COVID aside from the Murrumbidgee, Junee and Edward River LGAs, according to data from the federal government. However, Junee and Edward River have been marked as areas with apparent data issues that "may not be representative".
The community is encouraged to keep coming forward for COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
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.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, sore throat, cough, headache, runny nose, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches or pains, and a change in taste or smell.
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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