FOUR new cases have been recorded in the Hunter New England health district, the state government has confirmed.
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There were no new cases again in Armidale, Tamworth, and Gunnedah regions on Wednesday.
One new cases has been recorded in Newcastle, one in Lake Macquarie, one in Cessnock and one in Port Stephens.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state recorded 919 cases and two deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday.
The death of a woman in her 30s will be investigated by the coroner at her home in Sydney's west. A man in his 80s from Sydney's north died in hospital.
The man had been vaccinated but had "significant underlying health issues", NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said.
Testing is urgent in Bateau Bay, Toukley and Merimbula after sewage detection despite an absence of known cases in those areas.
More than 125,000 people were vaccinated, helping the state's tally rise well beyond the premier's initial 6 million target for August.
"We now have 6.1 million jabs delivered in NSW and almost one third of our population is vaccinated," she said.
A Windale apartment block and Central Coast school were shut down overnight after positive case alerts.
Hunter New England Health said anyone who visited the Lake Macquarie apartments on James Street between Friday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 24 inclusive had to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative test.
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The positive case is isolating off-site, the health district said.
Doctors have also flagged concerns about the pressure mounting on the state's health system ahead of a return to normal operations, dealing with its backlog and COVID presenting an "extra layer of very, sick, infectious patients" even beyond high vaccination rates.
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