NSW has recorded 5856 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 4pm as the state eases it's COVID restrictions.
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There are 1136 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 55 in ICU. This is a drop on yesterday when 1146 patients were being cared for with 58 in ICU.
The state is relaxing its COVID-19 restrictions with the compulsory wearing of masks lifted in schools, while from Friday last week (February 25) masks were no longer required for entry into shops.
Staff and students are also no longer required to undertake twice-weekly rapid antigen tests.
The NSW Government's Before and After School Care vouchers are also now live for parents and carers of children enrolled in a NSW primary school.
The $500 vouchers are available now to use at participating providers to assist families with access to BASC services by covering a parent gap fee component of their session fees.
Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said the vouchers were a great opportunity for families to access a BASC service in their local school community.
"Every family with children at a NSW primary school is eligible for one voucher per child, which will provide each child with approximately 60 sessions of free BASC," Ms Mitchell said.
"These vouchers are all about providing affordable access to care for families, particularly after a tough two years where we have had disrupted access to school and BASC."
Of the new COVID cases, 4062 came from positive rapid antigen tests while 1794 came from PCR testing.
The state's population aged 16 years and over is 94.3 per cent double vaccinated, while 95.8 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
54.1 per cent have had their third dose of vaccine.
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Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 79.1 per cent double vaccinated, while 83.6 per cent have had their first dose.
Of those aged 5 to 11 years old, 47.4 per cent have had their first vaccine dose.
NSW Health will release further details of today's cases at 11am.