There remain no cases in ICU across the hospitals of the health district.

Bathurst Regional had 92 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday after 220 new cases in the 24 hours before, though the health district continues to emphasise that there are likely "more undiagnosed cases in our communities".

Dubbo Regional had the most new cases, with 125 (eight of them at Wellington), Orange had 60 and Mid-Western 15 (10 of those at Mudgee) of the health district's 411 new cases.

Oberon had 12 and Blayney Shire 11 (three of them at Millthorpe).

Meanwhile, COVID cases admitted to hospitals in the Western NSW Local Health District, which rose from 17 to 22 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, were down to 16 in the latest reporting period.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

Across NSW, in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday, there were 25,870 new COVID cases detected by PCR testing, according to NSW Health.

NSW Health says that as people increasingly follow the advice to use rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19, the number of PCR tests "will underestimate the true number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19".

There were 11 deaths, according to NSW Health - six women and five men.

Four were from south-western Sydney, one from western Sydney, two from the Hunter region, one from eastern Sydney, one from northern Sydney, one from southern Sydney, and one from the Central Coast.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

NSW Health says there are 2186 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital in the state, up by 156 on the previous day, and 170 people in intensive care, up by 11 on the previous day.

Of those, 51 require ventilation, which is up by four 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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