NSW has recorded 20,050 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 4pm.
There are 1060 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 32 in ICU.
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Hospitalisation numbers are down on yesterday, when 1036 patients were being cared for with 34 in ICU.
Of the new cases, 12,355 came from positive rapid antigen tests while 7695 came from PCR testing.
The state's population aged 16 years and over is 94.5 per cent double vaccinated, while 95.9 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
57.8 per cent have had their third dose of vaccine.
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Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 79.1 per cent double vaccinated, while 83.5 per cent have had their first dose.
Of those aged 5 to 11 years old, 48.6 per cent have had their first vaccine dose.
NSW Health will release further details of today's cases at 11am.
Kim Chappell
Digital journalist for ACM's regional titles. Before this role, I was the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division and prior to that chief of staff at The Land, where I started as a journalist in 2006.
Digital journalist for ACM's regional titles. Before this role, I was the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division and prior to that chief of staff at The Land, where I started as a journalist in 2006.
