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NSW recorded 623 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
 
No new cases were acquired overseas, and 12 previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 65,090.
 
Sadly, NSW Health is today reporting the deaths of six people with COVID-19 – three women and three men.
 
One person was in their 40s, three people were in their 60s, one person was in their 70s and one person was in their 90s.
 
Three people were from south-western Sydney, two people were from western Sydney and one person was from the Nepean Blue Mountains area.
 
Four people were not vaccinated, one person had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
 
The person who had received two doses of a COVID-19 was a woman in her 90s who died at Hawkesbury Living Nursing Home. This is the fourth death linked to this outbreak.
 
A man in his 60s from south-western Sydney, who died at Campbelltown Hospital, acquired his infection at the hospital. This is the third death linked to this outbreak.
 
NSW Health extends its sincere condolences to their loved ones.
 
There have been 378 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 434 in total since the start of the pandemic.
 
There have been 59,419 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in this outbreak was reported.
 
There are currently 959 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 193 people in intensive care, 97 of whom require ventilation.
 
There were 76,892 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 88,210.
 
NSW Health administered 13,045 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
 
Across NSW, 88.4 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 67.1 per cent are fully vaccinated to 11.59pm on Saturday 2 October 2021.
 
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 10,392,994, with 3,629,524 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 6,763,470 administered by the GP network and other providers to 11.59pm on Saturday 2 October 2021.
 
Of the 623 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 144 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 103 are from Western Sydney LHD, 77 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 59 are from Hunter New England LHD, 52 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 51 are from Sydney LHD, 32 are from Central Coast LHD, 25 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 23 are from Western NSW LHD, 21 are from Southern NSW LHD, 18 are from Northern Sydney LHD, four are from Northern NSW LHD, three are from Mid North Coast LHD, one is from Murrumbidgee LHD, one is from Far West LHD, three are in correctional settings, and six are yet to be assigned to an LHD.
 
A stay-at-home order for Lismore Local Government Area (LGA) has been introduced from today until 11 October due to an increased COVID-19 public health risk.
This stay-at-home order also applies to anyone who has been in Lismore LGA since 28 September.
 
Everyone in this area must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason, which includes shopping for food, medical care, getting vaccinated, compassionate needs, exercise and work or tertiary education if you can't work or study at home.
 
NSW Health is also closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation in Cowra, Muswellbrook and Port Macquarie and will provide further advice in relation to these LGAs today.
If you are directed to get tested for COVID 19 or self-isolate at any time, you must follow the rules whether or not the venue or exposure setting is listed on the NSW Health website.
It remains vital that anyone who has any symptoms or is a close or casual contact of a person with COVID-19, isolates and is tested immediately. When testing clinics are busy, please ensure you stay in line, identify yourself to staff and tell them that you have symptoms or are a contact of a case.
 
Please check the NSW Government website regularly and follow the relevant health advice if you have attended a venue of concern or travelled on a public transport route at the same time as a confirmed case of COVID-19. This list is being updated regularly as case investigations proceed.
 
There are more than 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics or contact your GP.

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MP John Barilaro has given notice of his intention to resign as the NSW Deputy Premier.

In a statement Mr Barilaro said, "As we emerge from lockdown, we must embrace this time as a new beginning for our State, and welcome the opportunity it presents for a refresh. 

I have decided now is the right time for me to hand the reins over to new leadership, and resign as Deputy Premier of NSW. 

Serving as Deputy Premier of NSW, as Leader of the NSW Nationals and as the Member for Monaro has been the honour and privilege of a lifetime."

Mr Barilaro will also resign as leader of the Nationals, and he will also leave Parliament, stating he will resign as leader and he'll call for a ballot at a party room meeting on Wednesday, as a result a by-election will be held for the seat of Monaro.

Mr Barilaro's decision comes a day before the NSW Liberal Government, will vote for a new party leader and Premier for NSW, with current Treasurer Dominic Perrottet touted to take the top job.

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Australia has boosted its supplies of a lifesaving antibody treatment for COVID-19 shown to slash hospitalisation rates.

More than 15,000 additional doses of GlaxoSmithKline's Sotrovimab have arrived in the country over recent days.

It has been shown to reduce hospitalisation or death in patients with mild or moderate infections and who are at high risk of severe illness.

It is estimated between eight and 15 per cent of adults with COVID-19 will be recommended the drug.

It is administered through an intravenous (IV) infusion and needs to be given within five days of symptoms developing.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional approved for the use of Sotrovimab in August.

Australia had increased its order to more than 31,000 doses. Final deliveries are expected to arrived throughout the remainder of the year.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has stressed vaccines remain the most important way to prevent infections, severe illness and death.

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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has appealed to his Liberal colleagues to back him for the top job of premier after striking a deal to make Stuart Ayres his deputy.

After behind-the-scenes factional wrangling for much of the weekend, Mr Perrottet announced on Sunday he would seek to become the next premier.

The Epping MP entered NSW parliament in 2011 - then as Castle Hill MP - and served as finance minister before becoming treasurer.

The father of six is a member of the Liberal Party's right faction while Mr Ayres, the jobs minister, is from the dominant moderate faction.

Mr Perrottet also proposes making Environment Minister Matt Kean the NSW treasurer, if he wins.

The Liberal party room will next meet on Tuesday to vote on their new leader.

"NSW will come through this difficult time just as it did last year, to not just recover but come out the other side stronger," Mr Perrottet said on Sunday.

"That's all about ensuring we keep people safe, as we have, keep people in jobs, keep businesses open and importantly, get kids back to school."

Mr Perrottet, 39, on Monday hardened his pitch, playing up his credentials working alongside the popular Gladys Berejiklian, who will stand down once a new leader is confirmed, saying he would bring unity.

"I am asking for my colleagues' support to lead the government with Stuart Ayres as deputy," he wrote in an opinion piece published in The Daily Telegraph on Monday.

"As Gladys demonstrated so well, leading a successful Liberal and National government requires unity across our party's 'broad church'," he said.

"We can only do that if we remain united, and maintain stability and continuity for the people of our state."

Planning Minister Rob Stokes, 47, the member for Pittwater, is the only other senior NSW cabinet minister seen as a serious contender for the premier job.

Mr Stokes on Monday, also writing in the Telegraph, said he would bring experience and integrity to the job.

"I also believe I am the NSW government's best chance of winning the next election," he said.

"I owe it to those who want to continue the Liberal and National vision for NSW to be a candidate for my colleagues to choose from."

Former prime minister and Liberal party elder John Howard on the weekend backed Mr Perrottet, saying he was driven and reform-focused.

Ms Berejiklian announced she would resign after the state's corruption watchdog disclosed the 51-year-old was under investigation for potential breaches of public trust.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating whether Ms Berejiklian "exercised public functions" in a position of conflict given her secret five-year relationship with ex-MP Daryl Maguire.

Transport Minister Andrew Constance on Sunday announced he would resign from NSW parliament to run for the federal seat of Gilmore on the south coast at the next national election.

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