The Shoalhaven has recorded two new cases of COVID-19, brining the total number of cases in the region to 14.
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Both cases are based in Nowra and are household contacts of known cases, according to South Coast MP Shelley Hancock.
The two new cases were announced by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro in Wednesday's 11am press conference.
The numbers come as the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District records 33 new COVID-19 cases, with 24 recorded in the Wollongong Local Government Area, seven in the Shellharbour Local Government Area and two in the Shoalhaven.
There is one potential case under investigation in Kiama.
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Five cases of COVID-19 were also recorded in the Wingecarribee Shire, and one case was recorded in Batemans Bay.
Mr Barilaro said lifting regional LGAs from the statewide lockdown on Friday, September 10, would most likely depend on areas having no case numbers.
NSW recorded 1480 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state had reached 75 per cent first dose of vaccinations and 42 per cent of the population was now fully vaccinated.
The deaths recorded to 8pm were:
- A man in his 60s from Dubbo died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
- A man in his 90s from south east Sydney died at St George Hospital. He was a resident of St George Aged Care Facility in Bexley and acquired his infection there.
- A man in his 20s from western Sydney died at Nepean Hospital.
- A man in his 80s from south eastern Sydney died at Prince of Wales Hospital.
- A woman in her 60s from Nepean Blue Mountains died at Nepean Hospital.
- A man in his 70s from western Sydney died at St Vincent's Hospital.
- A man in his 80s from western Sydney died at Westmead Hospital.
- A man in his 70s from south western Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.
- A man in his 40s from south western Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.
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NSW Health administered 31,064 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm, including 7824 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 7,689,120 with 2,889,178 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 4,799,942 administered by the GP network and other providers to 11:59pm on Monday 6 September 2021.
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