A total of four new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie LGAs overnight.

It comes as the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) registered a further seven infections, taking the number in the current outbreak to 4,378.

There are still 218 active cases.

The Newcastle LGA uncovered two, with one each at Merewether and Warabrook.

Cardiff South and Glendale added to the Lake Macquarie LGA tally.

The other three infections occurred in the Mid-Coast LGA.

Three are linked, three were infectious in the community and one remains under investigation.

One person is being cared for in hospital.

Meanwhile, NSW recorded 260 locally-acquired COVID-19 cases as of 8pm on Monday 6 December.

There are also 31 infections with the Omicron variant in NSW.

Sadly, NSW Health is reporting two deaths.

A woman in her 90s from western Sydney died at Westmead Hospital.

She was a resident of the Blacktown Terrace Care Community aged care facility, where she acquired her infection.

She had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had underlying health conditions.

This is the first death linked to an outbreak at this facility.

A man in his 90s from south-western Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.

He was not vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.

If you need to get tested for COVID-19 there are more than 450 clinics open across NSW.

For a complete list and booking details, visit: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/clinics.aspx

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