The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries said 835 horses on 119 properties across the state were infected with equine influenza (EI) as of Sept. 3, with another 2,900 horses on 319 additional properties considered suspect of having EI.

The good news is tracing procedures have accounted for each infected property, deputy chief veterinary officer Steve Dunn said in a release. The numbers, however, continue to rise. There were 500 flu-infected horses as of Aug. 31, and 700 infected horses as of Sept. 1.

A ban on the movement of horses across New South Wales will remain in place for at least another week, Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said Sept. 3. Macdonald said government, racing, and sport horse representatives made the decision at a Ministerial Equine Influenza Response Group meeting to keep the ban on horse movement in place.

“The state is still obviously in the grip of horse flu, and the ban on the movement of horses must stay in place to stop the disease spreading further,” Macdonald said in a statement