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The numbers show a jump in the Maitland local government area which was expected.

Police say a 21 and 20-year-old will face court next month for failing to comply with multiple directives from police to return to Sydney.

The was in his 90's was fully vaccinated and in palliative care at the Masonic Village aged care facility at Edgeworth.

Hunter Valley Police are searching for two people who broke into a Singleton residence overnight while the occupants were at home.

Both men were told to return to their homes immediately.

The Hunters lockdown will be extended by one week as the region records 24 cases of COVID-19.

Six fire trucks and a Duty Commander were called to the two storey timber and fibro home on Clift Street at 3am.

CEO Bob Hawes says business are hurting and they need certainty.

Gladys Berejiklian stopped short of announcing it but, says it doesn't look like the Hunter will come out of lockdown.

The school will be closed on Wednesday as it undergoes a deep clean and contract tracing.