NSW has recorded 8782 new COVID-19 cases and another five deaths.
There are 1009 coronavirus patients currently in NSW hospitals, 43 of them in intensive care.
Of the latest infections, 5509 were recorded using rapid antigen kits and 3273 via PCR lab tests.
Some 95.8 per cent of people aged 16 and over in NSW have had at least one dose and 94.4 per cent have had two.
NSW Health is reporting 5278 active cases in the Wollongong LGA, 1620 in Shellharbour, 1449 in the Shoalhaven, 929 in the Wingecarribee, 557 cases in the Eurobodalla, 518 in Muswellbrook and 320 in Kiama.