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When the man was being discharged from hospital around 12:45am on Friday morning he allegedly punched a female constable in the face and ran into nearby bushland.

Hunter New England Health has released a number of new COVID-19 exposure sites in the Hunter

291 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in NSW, two of those have been detected in the Hunter.

Hunter New England Health has released over a dozen new COVID-19 exposure sites in the Hunter.

Police say the 23-year-old man from the Illawarra sent a text message to his employer on August 2 saying he tested positive to the virus so he couldn't go to work.

The Jump N Swim Academy at Thornton has received advice from Hunter New England Health that two COVID-19 positive people attended the centre between 5pm and 5:30pm on Wednesday 4 August.

All Hunter LGA's including Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton, Muswellbrook Newcastle and Dungog will be subject to the same harsh restrictions as Greater Sydney.

Police are urging drivers to be patient as COVID-19 testing demand increases across Lake Macquarie and the surrounding regions.

Maitland Christian School has sent an alert out to parents urging them to collect their children immediately after being advised two students have tested positive to COVID-19.

The boss of a Newcastle nursing home says the looming vaccination deadline for aged care workers is seeing staff resign in protest.