NSW has reported 141 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and two deaths, including a woman in her 30s.
AAP reports at least 62 of the 141 diagnosed people in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says.
Forty three people are in intensive care in NSW, 18 of whom require ventilation.
Greater Sydney and surrounding regions are in lockdown until at least July 30, while three local government areas in regional NSW are in lockdown until at least 28 July, as health authorities battle to contain an outbreak of the virulent Delta strain.
Ms Berejiklian said the woman in her 30s who died had no pre-existing conditions, demonstrating the severity of the virus.
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