NSW records 282 new local COVID-19 cases and one death as eight more schools close

Meanwhile, a day after all NSW students returned to face-to-face teaching, eight more schools are closed for cleaning and contact tracing after a person in the school community was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Exams begin on 9 November and NSW Health says a suite of measures will be enforced to ensure COVID-19 protocols are observed. After the exams students will be required to wipe down their chair, and no mingling will be permitted before or after.The majority of COVID-19 cases are now being diagnosed in the regions and smaller cities, rather than in Sydney where the Delta outbreak first took hold.The caseload is highest in the Hunter New England local health district, which had the most cases of any district in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday - 59. It recorded 53 cases the day before, down from 78 the previous day.

There is also a notable surge in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District, which takes in the Snowy Mountains and the Riverina region in the state's southwest.That area reported 46 new cases on Monday, 47 on Sunday and 37 on Saturday.

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