Processing issues has lead to almost 1000 new COVID cases identified in the Western NSW Local Health District.
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In Wednesday's figures, there were 982 cases of the virus recorded. 234 new cases from PCR were identified and 748 from rapid antigen tests.
However, the WNSWLHD said "a large number of RAT results from 13 and 14 March are included in the data due to processing issues".
There has also been a significant jump in the number of COVID hospitalisations.
To 4pm on Wednesday there were 32 people in the health district in hospital with COVID, including two in intensive care.
It's a jump from the 23 people the day before.
In the Central West the Bathurst local government area still has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases at 1357.
It's followed by the Orange LGA with 995 active cases, the Dubbo LGA with 735 and the Mid-Western LGA with 300.
Active cases are also high in the Parkes LGA which has 610.
Blayney has 179 active cases.
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Active cases are those which have been identified in the past two weeks.
The same processing issue has also lead to a spike in the NSW cases.
However, about 10,000 of the cases were from March 13 and 14.
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Orlander Ruming
Deputy editor at the Daily Liberal, covering council, politics, human interest stories, community news and everything in between.
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