https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-18/ ... /100546754
NSW records 265 COVID-19 cases and
five more deaths
Posted 28m ago
28 minutes ago
, updated 14m ago
New South Wales recorded 265 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday.
Five people with COVID-19 died.
There were 60,273 tests undertaken in the latest reporting period.
To date 92 per cent of people over the age of 16 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 80.3 per cent are fully protected.
Further restrictions have been lifted for people who are fully vaccinated, after the state hit the 80 per cent double-vaccination target on Saturday.
From today, 20 visitors will be allowed in homes and groups of 50 can gather outside.
Masks are no longer mandatory in offices or outdoor settings, unless you are a front-of-house hospitality worker.
Patrons can now drink while standing and dancing is back for everywhere except for nightclubs.
The staggered return to school also started today, with students in kindergarten, year 1 and year 12 all back in classrooms.
There are 606 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 132 people receiving care in intensive care units.
More to come.