NSW records 291 new COVID cases as woman who caught virus in hospital dies
A woman in her 60s, who was not vaccinated, died after contracting the virus at Liverpool Hospital.
She is the state's 79th COVID-19 fatality since the beginning of the pandemic and the 22nd death linked to the latest Delta outbreak.
There are currently 304 cases admitted to the hospital, with 50 in intensive care, and 22 requiring ventilation.
Of those in ICU, 44 people have not been vaccinated,four have had their first dose of AstraZeneca, and two people have received their first dose of Pfizer.