NSW has recorded 345 Covid cases and five deaths from the virus on Friday.
The state is meanwhile bracing for Covid-19 cases to spike again, almost two weeks after stay-at-home orders lifted across the state.
The number of new cases diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday jumped by 89, after three days of numbers below 300.
Health authorities are expecting cases to begin rising in earnest from next week - two weeks after initial freedoms came in, and a week after the second stage of the roadmap out of lockdown allowed significantly more social interactions.
Health authorities are expecting cases to begin rising in earnest from next week. Pictured are pedestrians make their way through the Parramatta shopping district on October 21
The latest figures came as gymgoers learned they will no longer have to wear face masks while they work out at indoor venues across New South Wales.
Health minister Brad Hazzard made several changes to the face mask mandate on Thursday.
Face masks will no longer need to be worn while a person is lifting weights, exercising on cardio machines or participating in gym and dance classes.
They will still need to be worn when a person is not working out - including in the changing room and reception areas.
Gym-goers will no longer have to wear face masks while they work out at indoor venues across New South Wales
Face masks will no longer need to be worn while a person is lifting weights, exercising on cardio machines or participating in gym and dance classes
The changes come after gym-goers complained face masks made it difficult to breathe during a workout.
Covid-19 restrictions mean gyms can only cater to one person every four square metres and allow a maximum of 20 participants in a class.
NSW is bracing for COVID-19 cases to spike again, almost two weeks after stay-at-home orders lifted across the state.
The number of new cases diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday jumped by 89, after three days of numbers below 300.
Some 372 new local COVID cases and one death were reported.
Health authorities are expecting cases to begin rising in earnest from next week - two weeks after initial freedoms came in, and a week after the second stage of the roadmap out of lockdown allowed significantly more social interactions.
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