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NSW has recorded 25,168 new Covid-19 cases and 46 deaths overnight.
The cases announced on Friday come as a leading epidemiologist warns the state's plateauing case numbers won't be reflected in its death toll for some time.
There are 'promising' signs the state is past the worst of the outbreak, Deakin University epidemiologist Catherine Bennett said.
While case numbers are unlikely to drop rapidly, as you would expect with a peak, Prof Bennett says they seem to have plateaued - with 30,825 positive results reported on Thursday.
A leading epidemiologist has warned the state's plateauing case numbers won't be reflected in its death toll for some time
Hospitalisations are no longer climbing rapidly either - dropping by 82 on Thursday to 2781 patients, the first fall since December 13.
'It's really complicated because of the changes to testing protocols and availability of testing has been a problem,' she said.
