A Wollongong man in his 80s and a person from the Lake Macquarie area are among 15 new COVID-related deaths across NSW during the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday.
The eight men and seven women also included a person from western NSW, along with four from Sydney’s inner west, two from south eastern Sydney, one from western Sydney and one from northern Sydney.
One person was in their 40s, one was in their 60s, five were in their 70s, five were in their 80s and three were in their 90s.
Two were not vaccinated.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,641.
There are currently 1,639 COVID-19 cases admitted to the state's hospitals, including 72 people in intensive care, 24 of whom require ventilation.
There were 15,414 new cases in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday.
The Hunter New England district again recorded the most cases, with 2069.
There were also 1595 cases in South Eastern Sydney, 831 in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, and 396 in Southern NSW.