Newcastle and Hunter COVID figures: 97 daily cases as region's active cases pass 1000, NSW adds 646

Matt Carr
Updated October 8 2021 - 3:55pm, first published 10:55am

THE number of Indigenous COVID-19 patients in the Hunter has ballooned, Hunter New England Health says, with many of them unvaccinated.

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Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Newcastle Herald deputy editor

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.

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