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New South Wales has recorded 282 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one death, two weeks after lockdown restrictions started easing in the state.
There were 12 fewer cases recorded in the 24-hours up to 8pm on Monday than on the previous day.
Across the state, 71,352 COVID-19 tests were taken.
New South Wales has recorded 282 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one death, two weeks after lockdown restrictions started easing in the state
NSW Health said 93.1 per cent of people 16 and over have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 85 per cent of adults are now fully vaccinated.
There are 457 patients with the virus in NSW hospitals, 109 of them in intensive care.
Meanwhile, a day after all NSW students returned to face-to-face teaching eight more schools are closed for cleaning and contact tracing after a person in the school community was diagnosed with COVID-19.
NSW Health has issued a list of strict measures that will be implemented when year 12 students sit their HSC next month - including the requirement to wear masks during the exams.
Exams begin on November 9 and NSW Health says a suite
