NSW has recorded 18,529 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in the 24 hours to 4pm.
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There are 1,529 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 62 in ICU.
Hospitalisation numbers are up on yesterday, when 1,510 patients were being cared for with 68 in ICU.
Of the new cases, 12,319 came from positive rapid antigen tests while 6,210 came from PCR testing.
However, NSW Health say 10,844 of the positive RAT results were previously unreported cases from April 26 to May 4.
These cases were not reported due to a technical issue which affected some people who registered positive RAT results through Service NSW, NSW Health said.
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The state's population aged 16 years and over is 94.8 per cent double vaccinated, while 96.2 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
62.6 per cent have had their third dose of vaccine.
Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 79.5 per cent double vaccinated, while 83.1 per cent have had their first dose.
Of those aged 5 to 11 years old, 50 per cent have had their first vaccine dose.