NSW has recorded 8782 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the 24 hours to 4pm.
There are 1009 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 43 in ICU.
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Hospitalisation numbers are up on yesterday, when 995 patients were being cared for, while ICU numbers are down with 45 in care yesterday.
Of the new cases, 5509 came from positive rapid antigen tests while 3273 came from PCR testing.
The state's population aged 16 years and over is 94.4 per cent double vaccinated, while 95.8 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
55.7 per cent have had their third dose of vaccine.
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Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 79 per cent double vaccinated, while 83.6 per cent have had their first dose.
Of those aged 5 to 11 years old, 47.8 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.
