Residents in Covid-19 hotspots will enjoy the same restrictions as the rest of Sydney within hours as New South Wales recorded 1083 Covid cases.
The state also recorded 13 deaths, marking the deadliest day of the pandemic.
From Monday, more than two million residents in the 12 hotspot areas will enjoy the same eased restrictions as the rest of the city in relation to outdoor gatherings, exercise and recreation.
Authorisied workers leaving those LGAs to work will still require a permit as NSW Gladys
The latest figures come a day residents have poked fun at the new and shorter Covid-19 daily updates delivered by video link after they replaced the hour-long press conferences.
NSW Health's Dr Jeremy McAnulty announced there had been 1,331 new cases and six deaths during the brief update live streamed on social media on Saturday.
The video had been pre-recorded and lasted no longer than five minutes. The runtime was noticeably shorter than the hour-long - sometimes 90 minute - press conferences previously helmed by premier Berejiklian.
Social media users, expecting an in-depth announcement about the new case numbers, panned the shorter video update. Many took issue with Dr McAnulty's delivery, saying he appeared rushed.
'Wow, could he talk any faster? Must be off for a picnic,' one person commented.
Another added: 'Could he have mumbled the new cases any quieter or faster'.
Social media users, expecting an in-depth announcement about the new case numbers, panned the shorter video updates
Other social media users said they were disappointed by the new video link updates.
'Is that it?' one person wrote.
'Pre recorded... it's just not the same,' another social media user added.
The update was delivered as Sydneysiders made the most of relaxed outdoor gathering rules and police increased their presence ahead of planned anti-lockdown rallies.
Residents stepped out to exercise with friends and family in the first weekend of eased restrictions.
On Monday, outdoor gatherings were relaxed allowing up to five vaccinated people to gather if they were living outside the 12 local government areas of concern.
Residents living in the LGAs are only allowed to leave with members of their household - and for only two hours at a time.
NSW is also gearing up to test a pilot home-quarantine program that, if successful, could expedite the return of international arrivals
The new cases come as police prepared arrived at Sydney Park, in the inner west, ahead of planned anti-lockdown rallies
Officers arrived at Sydney Park, in St Peters, in busloads and were ready on cycles and on foot to prevent demonstrators massing, as a police operation blocked several roads in the area.
Bystanders say they saw several buses, reserved for police, parked around the area. Officers were also seen riding bicycles and monitoring on foot.
The police presence was described as a 'ring of steel', the phrase used throughout the pandemic to describe operations preventing unwanted movement of the public along major roads.
Police also focused on another possible protest site nearby, at Victoria Park, where they managed to break up an anti-lockdown protest before it gained
