Ahead of next weeks end to New South Wales' lockdown, there has been another dip in Covid cases: 594 new infections were recorded up until 8 pm last night.
Sadly, there have been another ten deaths, including someone in their 40s.
Whilst case numbers stabilise in Sydney, cases are surging in the regions. In the Hunter New England area, there are 93 new cases with 54 of those infectious in the community. There are 27 in Newcastle, 51 in the Illawarra Shoalhaven district, 33 in the Blue Mountains, 30 in the Central Coast and a couple in the Port Macquarie region.