Covid case numbers in New South Wales are down, but hospitalisations are up.
286 people have been diagnosed and one person with the virus has died.
There are 148 people in hospital, up from 139 the day prior - 26 of those are in intensive care.
There have been seven new cases in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Health District in the 24 hours to eight o'clock last night.
Five of those are from the Wollongong Local Government area and two from Kiama.
There are seven new cases in the Hunter New England Health District.
Two are from the Lake Macquarie LGA, two from Mid Coast LGA, two from Tamworth Regional LGA and one is from Cessnock.
In the Southern NSW Health District there has been one new case.
The case is in the Yass Valley LGA, in Gundaroo, and is linked to a known case.
Figures for the Wingecarribee Shire were last updated on December 3.
There was one new case.