Two more people in NSW have died from coronavirus, bringing the state's death toll to 28, with 10 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said an 83-year-old Queensland man, who was a passenger on the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship, died at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital overnight.
A 58-year-old woman also died Tamworth Hospital but the source of her infection is still unknown.
"On behalf of the entire NSW community, I want to express my sympathy, and the community's sympathy, to the families of those two people," Mr Hazzard said.
The total number of infections in NSW now sits at 2,936, with half of those infections in people aged under 40.
Yesterday 5,152 people across NSW were tested for COVID-19, which Mr Hazzard lauded as a "dramatic" increase compared to the 1,305 tests undertaken six days ago.
"I am so proud of the community for coming forward but also our health staff and pathology staff who together have ensured that New South Wales leads the entire country in terms of the numbers of testing," he said.
Nine additional coronavirus infections have been confirmed among the crew members of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which remains docked at Port Kembla.
Crew members were told the ship would depart tomorrow but NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Karen Webb said this was now a "remote" possibility.
Testing of the approximately 1,000 crew members has still not been completed, with 162 returning positive results to date.
"We are putting the health of the crew first … we are yet to get to a point where we can say that the crew are well enough to travel," she said.
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NSW Police say some people still have not got the message and continue to breach social distancing rules, putting themselves and others at risk.
Many repeat offenders have been identified, Assistant Commissioner Webb said.
"We have found that people who have already been warned a number of times are now being detected and they will be, and continue to be, fined."
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