NSW has recorded two deaths from COVID-19 and 319 new locally-acquired cases, the state's lowest daily case number in more than two months.
The number of people in hospital also continues to fall, now at 652, 25 fewer than reported on Friday.
Some 138 of those are in intensive care, seven fewer than the previous day.
The deaths were a man in his 60s from Sydney's inner west who had received one vaccine dose, and an unvaccinated woman in her 90s from southeastern Sydney.
They take the death toll of the current outbreak to 460.
NSW Health's Jeremy McAnulty urged NSW residents to get tested as testing numbers dropped by nearly 20,000 to 66,311.
"High testing numbers are still vital in finding cases so that we can suppress the spread as much as possible to keep the community safe," he said in a video update.
Meanwhile, the state government will fund additional skills training and fast-track social housing builds as part of its COVID-19 recovery plan.
Some $183 million will go towards building 1400 social and affordable homes, as well as providing more rent assistance in places hit hard by the virus, Treasurer Matt Kean announced on Saturday.
The government's also putting $100 million towards extending the JobTrainer program, which allows people to skill up for free or a low cost.
The money will also fund ICT traineeships for the public sector, traineeships for Aboriginal students, and school-based apprenticeships, Premier Dominic Perrottet said.
NSW is rapidly approaching the next stage of reopening as it looks set to hit 80 per cent vaccination coverage as early as Saturday.
According to the latest figures, 78.8 per cent of residents over 16 are fully vaccinated. Some 91.7 per cent have had at least one dose.
If the 80 per cent mark is reached on Saturday or Sunday, NSW will progress to the next phase of its reopening roadmap on Monday.
That will mean the return of community sport, the removal of caps on weddings and funerals, and the return of dancing at hospitality venues.
But Sydneysiders wishing to travel to the regions will have to wait a little longer, Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Friday.
That freedom has been delayed to November 1, to give those in the regions time to get their second dose.
That date will also see the state drop hotel quarantine and isolation requirements for fully vaccinated international arrivals.
The move was heralded on Friday as a "massive step towards life as we knew it" by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
In response, the airline has brought forward the restart of its international flights by two weeks, with tickets from London and Los Angeles to Sydney on sale.
Flights from other destinations - like Singapore, Fiji and Vancouver - may also become available earlier than expected, the airline said on Friday.
"We have thousands of our pilots and cabin crew wanting to get back to work and they will be thrilled at today's announcement," Mr Joyce said.
"It will still be a long time before international travel returns to normal but this is a fantastic start."
Singapore Airlines will on Saturday afternoon open bookings for 17 weekly flights between Singapore and Sydney.
The carrier has been operating one flight per day on the route due to quarantine caps.
The move has made NSW the first Australian jurisdiction to partially abandon the quarantine requirement.
But Prime Minister Scott Morrison clarified the federal government won't issue visas to facilitate quarantine-free entry for skilled workers, international students or tourists just yet.
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