COVID-19: Hunter New England records 1363 new cases in 24 hours to 4pm on March 7

Hunter New England Health recorded a jump in cases from the previous day - 1363, up from 961.

There was also a spike in the number of people in the health district being treated in intensive care units - four, up from one a day earlier.

There are 24 people with COVID-19 in Hunter New England hospitals.

Of the new cases recorded up to Monday afternoon, 1138 were detected by rapid antigen tests and 225 by PCR tests.

A man in his 80s from Armidale also died with the virus.

NSW recorded 13,018 new COVID-19 cases in the 24-hour period.

There are 1070 people in hospital, including 43 in intensive care, across the state.

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