NSW Health reports there are 1246 COVID patients in hospital, 69 of them in intensive care.

Restrictions are easing with QR check-ins dropped at most venues last week, and from Friday masks will no longer be mandatory at most indoor settings.

From Monday staff and students in NSW schools won't be required to undertake twice-weekly rapid antigen tests, unless they have symptoms.

Instead, staff and students will be provided with eight RAT kits to be used as required.

High school students won't be required to wear masks from next week, Sydney radio 2GB reports.

Masks would be phased out for primary school teachers the following week, it said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Kemps Creek Public School in Sydney's west has closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students and staff who have tested positive to COVID-19.

"In response to this we must revert temporarily to minimal supervision effective as of Wednesday 23 February 2022, until and including Friday 25 February," the school's Facebook page says.

NSW Health reports 52.2 per cent of people have had three vaccine doses, while 79 per cent of people aged 12-15 are double-jabbed.

Nearly 47 per cent of children aged 5-11 have had one vaccine dose.

Meanwhile, incoming boss of NSW Health Susan Pearce revealed on Tuesday the government had spent more than $4 billion to the state's health system to manage the impacts of the pandemic during the past two years.

Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the state's vaccination program, which had delivered more than 16.6 million jabs.

Ms Pearce said the state had achieved a vaccination coverage that was among the best in the world, and urged people to get their booster shots as soon as possible and vaccinate their children.

"For the next two weekends, people can simply show up to a NSW Health clinic for walk-in vaccinations for the whole family, no appointments required," Ms Pearce said.

Australian Associated Press