Two elderly people from the Hunter region are among the latest to die with COVID-19.
The Hunter New England region recorded 2388 new cases of the virus in the 24 hours to 4pm on Saturday, down from 2677 the previous day.
Hunter New England Health said a woman aged in her 90s from Lake Macquarie and man in his 80s from the Upper Hunter were among the 11 people who died with the virus during the latest reporting period.
There are 79 people with COVID-19 in Hunter New England hospitals -six of those are in intensive care.
NSW recorded 16,807 new cases during the period.
There are 1355 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state, including 50 in ICU.
