It came as Bathurst Regional local government area had 66 new COVID cases detected by PCR in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday, which was consistent with the trend of recent days.

Bathurst Regional had 68 new cases to 8pm on Saturday, 61 to 8pm on Sunday and 48 to 8pm on Monday.

Western NSW Local Health District had 451 new cases overall detected by PCR, 122 of which were at Orange and 99 in the Dubbo Regional local government area.

Oberon had three and Blayney Shire 12.

There were 38 COVID cases admitted to hospitals in the health district in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, two of whom were in ICU; 41 to 8pm on Sunday, three of whom were in ICU; and 39 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday, three of whom were in ICU.

There are now 31 cases admitted to the health district's hospitals and two in ICU.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

Across NSW, in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday, there were 32,297 positive test results (cases) notified - 12,450 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 19,847 positive PCR tests.

Of the 12,450 positive RAT results, 10,417 of these positive tests were from the previous seven days, NSW Health says.

There were 32 deaths reported by NSW Health - 12 women and 20 men.

Eleven were from south-western Sydney, nine from Sydney's south east, four from northern Sydney, two from western Sydney, two from the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region, one from the inner west, one from the Northern Beaches, one from the Central Coast and one from the New England region.

IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:

NSW Health says there are 2863 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital in the state, up by 13 on the previous day, and 217 people in intensive care, up by eight on the previous day.

Of those, 66 require ventilation, which is up by three on the previous day.

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