Another 244 local COVID-19 cases have been reported in NSW along with one death, an unvaccinated man from the southern border region.
NSW Health on Sunday confirmed the man in his 60s from Albury died at Melbourne's Box Hill Hospital. He was unvaccinated.
His death brings the state's toll throughout the pandemic to 593, with 537 of those recorded since June 16.
It comes as COVID-19 continues to spread in regional NSW, with more than half of new infections outside Sydney.
Of the 244 local cases, 77 were detected in the Hunter New England health district, 20 on the mid north coast, 17 in Murrumbidgee and nine in western NSW.
Four cases were from the Central Coast, three in southern NSW and two in the Blue Mountains, while another was found in a "correctional setting".
Virus fragments were also detected in samples collected from other regional areas where there are no recent known cases, including Bermagui, Moruya, Young, Gulargambone and Cobar.
Anyone in these areas with symptoms is urged to immediately get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
Some 269 virus patients remain in hospitals across the state, 52 of them in intensive care.
Health officials say COVID-19 testers processed more than 70,000 results in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday.
NSW is on the brink of hitting its 90 per cent full vaccination target for people aged 16 and over, with 89.7 per cent now double dosed.
Of the 12- to 15-year-old age group, 80.1 per cent have had their first dose and 68.6 per cent both.
© AAP 2021