The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Hunter has reached 200.
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On Monday, Hunter New England Health announced an additional 11 confirmed cases in the region.
Currently, 11 COVID-19 patients are being cared for in Hunter hospitals, and six are in intensive care.
HNEH was contacting close contacts of the new cases, who were being asked to self-isolate for 14 days from last contact.
They would be contacted every day to check that they were well, and any contact who develops COVID-19 symptoms would be tested for the infection.
Of the 200 cases, 158 were acquired overseas, 26 were the contact of a confirmed case, and 11 were acquired locally but the source of infection was unknown. Five were still under investigation.
According to NSW Health, on March 29 there were 37 confirmed cases in Newcastle, 33 in Lake Macquarie, 22 in Port Stephens and 21 in Maitland.
