CENTRAL Western NSW has recorded another death of a resident infected with COVID-19 during the most recent reporting period.

This comes the same day as the state records its biggest spike in COVID-19-linked deaths in more than a month.

The person was among 21 people - 12 women and nine men - infected with the virus who were recorded to have died across the state over the past 24 hours.

Three people were aged in their 50s, one person was in their 60s, five people were in their 70s, seven people were in their 80s, four people were in their 90s, and one person was more than 100-years-old.

NSW health reminds residents that older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.

Of the 18 people who died over the age of 65, 11 people had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, four people had received two doses, and three people were not vaccinated.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,574.

Today's numbers record the highest number of people across the state who died while infected with COVID-19 since Sunday 20 February, which also recorded 21 deaths.

In the Western NSW Local Health District, there have been five deaths of people infected with COVID-19, including the death recorded today, throughout the month of April.

There are currently 1,582 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital across NSW, including 71 people in intensive care, 23 of whom require ventilation.

This is mostly consistent with daily numbers over the past few weeks since climbing above 1000 in mid-March.

Newly recorded case numbers have also remained above 10,000 every day since early March.

Up to 4pm on Wednesday 13 April, there were a total of 17,856 positive test results notified, including 9,791 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and includes 8,065 positive PCR tests.

Following further investigation, 12 COVID-19 cases reported by RAT and 45 cases detected by PCR tests have been excluded.

There has now been a total of 831,504 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022 and 1,247,523 cases detected by PCR tests in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic.

At a local level, the number of active cases in some parts of the Western Plains have begun to rise since early April.

According to the latest NSW Health data to Tuesday 12 April, there were 1203 active COVID-19 cases in the Western Plains. Active cases are defined as people who have tested positive in the past 14 days.

Broken down into LGA's, this includes 29 in Bourke, 18 in Brewarrina, 119 in Bogan, 115 in Cobar, 61 in Coonamble, 80 in Gilgandra, 101 in Lachlan, 219 in Narromine, 74 in Warren, 152 in Walgett and 235 in Warrumbungle.

NSW Health continues to urge everyone to take precautions to protect each other, including wearing a mask indoors when social distancing cannot be maintained, getting a booster vaccine, get a test and isolate immediately if you have any COVID-19 symptoms and regular hand hygiene.