NSW reports 1,164 new local COVID-19 cases and three further deaths

New South Wales reported 1,164 new local COVID-19 cases and three further deaths in the 24 hours until 8pm on Monday.

It represents the fourth consecutive 24-hour period with case numbers above 1,000.

The new deaths include a woman in her 50s, a man in his 80s, and a man in his 90s.

The COVID-19 death toll in NSW since the start of the latest outbreak is now 96.

There are currently 871 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 143 people in intensive care and 58 of whom require ventilation.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Tuesday that 67 per cent of NSW residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

An Aboriginal man in Dubbo was announced on Monday as the first person to die from COVID-19 in the current outbreak in western New South Wales.

Source: sbs.com.au