News location:

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Covid case numbers keep dropping in southern NSW

NEW covid cases in southern NSW continue to fall, according to the latest figures today (February 5).

The Southern NSW Local Health District is reporting 139 positive cases in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 98 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 41 positive PCR tests. It is managing 3108 active cases in the district.

However, there are 20 people in hospital, two of whom are in intensive care.

Local government area (LGA) breakdown of the 139 new cases:

  • Bega Valley, 19
  • Eurobodalla, 32
  • Goulburn Mulwaree, 24
  • Queanbeyan Palerang, 36
  • Snowy Monaro, 12
  • Upper Lachlan, 6
  • Yass Valley, 10

News all day, every day at CityNews.com.au.

Who can be trusted?

In a world of spin and confusion, there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra.

If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices, I invite you to make a small contribution.

Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free.

Become a supporter

Thank you,

Ian Meikle, editor

Share this

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

*

Related Posts

Follow us on Instagram @canberracitynews