NSW Health is reporting the deaths of 52 people with COVID-19; 33 men and 19 women in the 24 hours until 8 pm Saturday..
Of the 52 people who died; three people were in their 60s, 11 people were in their 70s, 26 people were in their 80s.
11 people were in their 90s, and one person was aged more than 100 years old.
One person who died was aged under 65.
The man, aged in his 60s, had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had significant underlying health conditions.
Six of the 52 people who died had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, 32 people had received two doses, two people had received one dose, and 12 people were not vaccinated.
Twenty-six people were from south western Sydney.
One person was from the Wollongong area.
There has now been a total of 246,427 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022.
The 7,492 positive PCR results were returned from 50,771 PCR tests.
1,741 are from South Western Sydney Local LHD (1,012 PCR and 729 RATs)
1,529 are from Hunter New England LHD (767 PCR and 762 RATs)
730 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven (386 PCR and 344 RATs)
236 are from Southern NSW LHD (119 PCR and 117 RATs)
There are currently 2,663 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 182 people in intensive care, 73 of whom require ventilation.