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There have been 1485 new COVID-19 cases recorded up until 8pm last night across NSW.

NSW Health reports eight new cases in Wollongong and three new cases in Shellharbour.

Three more people have died from Coronavirus.

There are 1030 people in hospital with COVID-19, 175 are in intensive care and 72 require ventilation.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 40 percent of NSW is now fully vaccinated and 73 percent have had their first dose.

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A three-year-old boy is still missing almost two days after his disappearance from his family's rural property in the NSW Hunter region.

Hundreds of volunteers and police have been scouring bushland for Anthony "AJ" Elfalak around his family's 260-hectare farm at Putty, near Singleton, since he went missing about 11.45 am on Friday.

Police were still searching for a toddler, who has autism and is non-verbal, as of 7 am on Sunday.

Officers were looking into whether an amber alert needed to be issued, indicating AJ had been abducted on Saturday, but are yet to do so.

"At this point in time AJ remains missing, and our search continues," Superintendent Tracy Chapman told reporters on Saturday.

AJ's relatives fear he may have been taken from the property, family friend Alan Hashem wrote in a Facebook post, appealing for community members to keep an eye out for the child.

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NSW recorded 1,533 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
 
Of the 1,533 locally acquired cases, 17 are from the Illawarra Shoalhaven, 15 are from the Central Coast, and 15 are from Hunter New England.
 
12 cases are from the Wollongong Local Government Area, 3 from the Shellharbour LGA, and 2 from the Shoalhaven LGA.
 
One new case was acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 32,134. Sadly, NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of four people who had COVID-19.
 
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 7,352,370 with 2,750,897 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 4,601,473 administered by the GP network and other providers to 11:59pm on Thursday 2 September 2021.
 
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High school students will gain skills to seize job opportunities in the growing health and aged care sectors, thanks to new virtual TAFE NSW courses on offer as part of the HSC in 2022.

With the Australian Aged Care sector expected to grow to one million workers by 2050, the NSW Government is delivering in-demand skills training to Year 11 and 12 students with courses in Care in Ageing, Health Administration, and Allied Health.

Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the virtual Schools Launchpad courses are designed to build the sector’s future workforce and allow students to step straight into jobs after school. 

“The new virtual courses give students an opportunity to complete their HSC with highly relevant and real-world skills that employers are looking for,” Mr Lee said.

“Students will finish high school with a head start in their career, as they will be qualified to work in a variety of in-demand roles including as a Personal Care Worker, Allied Health Assistant, and Medical Records Officer.”

Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the TAFE Launchpad courses are an important part of school curriculum reforms.

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