The region's good news came as NSW as a whole closed in on 60 per cent of eligible people receiving two shots of COVID-19 vaccine.

The two cases MLHD cases recorded on Saturday were residents of Albury and one case was a resident in the Hilltops Local Government Area with all new cases household contacts of a previously reported cases and in home isolation.

"There have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the MLHD to 8pm [Saturday] night," an MLHD statement said.

"There have been a total of 25 cases in the MLHD since the start of the current outbreak."

MLHD has performed 34,756 COVID-19 tests over the past four weeks including 8046 within Wagga City Council's Local Government Area.

In a COVID-19 update on Sunday morning, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there had been 961 new cases in the 25 hours to 8pm on Saturday and nine lives lost.

"Very pleasingly NSW has passed the 85 per cent [first dose] figure, that is an outstanding result and as we literally gallop towards that 70 per cent double dose, it's very pleasing to see that number go up and I would love to see us said that 90 per cent figure in the near future.

"In terms of second doses, we just off 60 per cent: 59.25 per cent today ... which is a wonderful achievement for NSW."

The latest update for vaccinations within Wagga City Council's area was 50.9 per cent fully vaccinated as of September 19.

Ms Berejiklian did not confirm when NSW would significantly lift its restrictions but said it was "safe to book for Christmas" travel within the state.

"We are just a few weeks away from doing all of those things we have missed four months, and that is a very exciting proposition but we also have to say and I don't want to be a party pooper by saying there is no such day as freedom day but our reopening and finding COVID normal will be a step-by-step process, it will not happen in a day, it will take a couple of weeks or months for us to go starting to open up to what COVID normal looks like and that the responsible way to do things," she said.

Ms Berejiklian said there would be an update this week on when travel bans between Sydney and regional areas might be lifted.

"The experts and government are making the final touches on those reports but they have been subject to hours and hours of work discussion and I'm looking forward to making [the details] public," she said.

Wagga MP Joe McGirr this week raised concerns about Sydney residents travelling to areas like Wagga before the region's full vaccination rate had reached 70 per cent.

Ms Berejiklian said health authorities would still have "every right" to restrict mobility in Sydney suburbs or a country town if there was a "surge in cases" of COVID-19 after restrictions were lifted.

Of the 961 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm Saturday night, 246 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 206 are from Western Sydney LHD, 102 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 96 are from Sydney LHD, 82 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 75 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 45 are from Hunter New England LHD, 36 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 30 are from Central Coast LHD, 21 are from Western NSW LHD, 11 are from Southern NSW LHD, five are from Far West LHD, two are in correctional settings and four cases are yet to be assigned to an LHD.

NSW Health's Dr Jeremy McAnulty said the latest vaccination numbers were "terrific" but called for more young people to get the jab.

"We would like to push the 16-39 -year-old people to come forward with a doses as well, it's important we all come together to raise levels, and younger people need to come forward to get vaccinated, help protect yourself and your loved ones.

"In terms of hospitalisations, there are currently 1146 patients admitted with COVID symptoms, 222 people, 117 requiring ventilation."

Dr McAnulty said six men and three women had died from COVID in the past 24 hours.

"One person was in their 40s, two in the 60s, two in the 70s and four in their 80s. Eight people unvaccinated and only received one dose of COVID vaccine," Dr McAnulty said.

"Three were from south-western Sydney, fourth and Western Sydney, one from Sydney's inner-west and one was from Sydney's Eastern suburbs.

"We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of those people who have sadly died."

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