There were, however, no COVID cases in ICU in the health district.

After recording 257 and then 272 new cases, Bathurst Regional had only 15 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, according to the Western NSW Local Health District's latest update.

Orange had 158 and Mid-Western 84 (including 52 at Mudgee).

Oberon had eight and Blayney Shire 10.

Western NSW Local Health District had 412 new cases overall after recording 1059 in the 24 hours previously.

COVID cases admitted to hospitals in the health district, meanwhile, were up by one to 17, with no cases in ICU.

There were 15 cases in the health district's hospitals in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday, with two in ICU; 11 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday, with one in ICU; and 16 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, with two in ICU.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

Across NSW, in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, there were 30,062 new COVID cases, down by more than 15,000 on the previous 24 hours, and 16 deaths, according to NSW Health - eight men and eight women.

Seven were from south-western Sydney, two from south-eastern Sydney, two from western Sydney, two from Sydney's inner west, one from the Central Coast, one from the South Coast, and one from northern Sydney.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

NSW Health says there are 1927 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital in the state, up by 132 on the previous day, and 151 people in intensive care, up by six on the previous day.

Of those, 38 require ventilation, which is down by two on the previous day.

Western NSW Local Health District is urging parents to make a booking as soon as possible as children aged between five and 11 start to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

The health district says the bulk of the children's vaccination program will be delivered through general practitioners and pharmacies, with Aboriginal Medical Services and Western NSW Local Health District's vaccination hubs and mobile clinics also playing a role.

The Bathurst hub (at the CSU campus) will be delivering vaccinations to children, alongside the adult vaccination and booster programs.

"At vaccination hubs, parents and carers will need to book ahead for children's vaccines, and to make life a bit easier they'll be able to book both the first and second shots for their kids at the same time," health district CEO Mark Spittal said.

Children aged between five and 11 will receive two specially-sized doses of the Pfizer vaccine, eight weeks apart.

The Bathurst hub will have its first appointments for children on Thursday, January 13.

It will operate six days a week and will have space for more than 30 children each day.

Visit the Western NSW Local Health District's website.

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