The numbers were announced by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro in Friday's 11am press conference.

Mr Barilaro described the region's daily case numbers as "stable but high", with 28 recorded in Wollongong, eight in Shellharbour and two new cases uncovered in the Shoalhaven.

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NSW Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale encouraged people in Culburra Beach and Moruya to come forward for testing.

"Today we continue to ask communities in areas where they have had sewage detections and no known cases to please be vigilent for symptoms and come forward for testing," said Dr Gale.

"And they are people who live in Tamworth, Lightning Ridge, Glen Innes, Culburra Beach and Moruya areas."

A pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic has been established in Culburra Beach after virus fragments have been detected in the village's sewage works.

On Thursday, NSW Health said its ongoing sewage surveillance program has recently detected fragments of the virus at the Culburra Beach sewage treatment plant.

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Across the state, nine deaths and 1542 new cases were recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said case numbers are expected to peak next week and so far the trajectory is what was predicted.

No new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, and 34 previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation.

The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 40,427.

Sadly, NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of nine people who had COVID-19.

A man in his 60s from western Sydney died at home.

A man in his 70s from south-eastern Sydney died at Prince of Wales Hospital.

A woman in her 40s from south-western Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.

A man in his 70s from Sydney's southern suburbs died at home.

A woman in her 50s from the Central Coast died at Gosford Hospital.

A man in his 60s from western Sydney died at Royal North Shore Hospital.

A woman in her 80s from western Sydney died at Ryde Hospital.

A man in his 30s from Nepean Blue Mountains died at Nepean Hospital.

A man in his 50s from south-western Sydney died in Liverpool Hospital.

From Monday 13 September, people across NSW who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed more freedoms.

For those who live outside the LGAs of concern, up to 5 fully vaccinated adults can engage in outdoor recreation in a person's LGA or within 5km of home. Children under 12 will not be counted in this total.

For those who live in the LGAs of concern, a household with all adults vaccinated will be able to engage in outdoor recreation (including picnics) for up to 2 hours within the existing rules (outside of curfew hours and within 5km of home). This is in addition to the ability to engage in outdoor exercise.

People who live alone can gather with one other adult to participate in outdoor recreation within the same existing rules.

If you are directed to get tested for COVID 19 or self-isolate at any time, you must follow the rules whether or not the venue or exposure setting is listed on the NSW Health website.

It remains vital that anyone who has any symptoms or is a close or casual contact of a person with COVID-19, isolates and is tested immediately.

When testing clinics are busy, please ensure you stay in line, identify yourself to staff and tell them that you have symptoms or are a contact of a case.

Check the NSW Government website regularly, and follow the relevant health advice if you have attended a venue of concern or travelled on a public transport route at the same time as a confirmed case of COVID-19.

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