On Saturday the MLHD reported 21 new cases of the virus locally, with 15 of these in the Albury LGA as the outbreak continues at the border.

Two of todays new cases are residents of the Wagga LGA, and two are residents of the Murray River LGA.

One case is a resident of the Snowy Valleys LGA and one is a resident of the Temora LGA - the first cases of the virus reported in each LGA during the current outbreak.

The MLHD has also reported that three people are currently at Wagga Base Hospital's COVID Ward being treated for the virus, and 31 people are receiving treatment under the Care In the Home model.

There are currently no patients within the MLHD in the ICU.

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Today's new cases bring the total number of infections within the MLHD during the current outbreak to 720, including eight deaths.

The large majority of these cases have been within the Albury LGA, with 561 total infections there.

There has also been 25 cases in the Hilltops LGA, 32 in the Greater Hume, 15 in Edward River, 35 in Murray River, 12 in Federation, 12 in Berrigan, 16 in Wagga, two in Coolamon, two in Murrumbidgee LGA, one in Cootamundra-Gundagai, four in Griffith, one in Temora, one in Lockhart and one in the Snowy Valleys.

The MLHD said there has been no further fragments of the virus detected in sewage across the District in the past 24 hours.

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Across the state on Saturday there were 270 locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 reported and three more deaths to 8pm on Friday.

NSW continues to edge closer to a 90 per cent double-dosed vaccination milestone ahead of a further easing of restrictions for the fully-vaccinated on Monday.

The state is sitting at a double-dosed rate of 89.4 per cent for those aged over 16, while 93.8 per cent of NSW has had at least one dose.

More than 72,000 COVID tests were conducted across the state to 8pm Friday night, and there are currently 270 people with the virus in hospital, and 55 in the ICU.

On Friday two people died with COVID and 29 cases of the virus were reported in the MLHD, with the Riverina's numbers accounting for more than 1 in 10 of the states 249 new cases.

A fully-vaccinated woman in her 90s passed away at the Mercy Place centre in Albury, the sixth death linked to the ongoing outbreak at the facility. A single-dosed woman in her 80s also succumbed to the virus at the Southern Cross Care centre in Albury - the first death linked to that venue.

One of Friday's cases in the MLHD was a resident of the Federation LGA, while the remaining were from the Albury LGA.

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The MLHD is continuing to urge the community, particularly those aged 12 to 15, to come forward for vaccination.

"Vaccination is the best way to protect our kids, families and the wider community from COVID-19," an MLHD spokesperson said.

"This is an important step in getting our community back to a 'COVID-normal' environment and importantly, to protect others who may be more vulnerable to illness."

Meanwhile anyone experiencing, or who has recently experienced even mild cold-like symptoms, is urged to come forward for testing and isolate until a negative result is received.

Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose and loss of taste or smell.

Other symptoms include fatigue, acute blocked nose (congestion), muscle pain, joint pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, loss of appetite, unexplained chest pain and conjunctivitis.

Testing is available in Wagga at the MLHD's Murray Street testing clinic between 9am and 4pm daily, at Laverty Pathology's drive-through site in the Riverina Playhouse car park off Tarcutta and Cross streets from 8am daily, and at the GP-led respiratory clinic at Glenrock in Glenfield Park between 9am and 5pm weekdays.

For further testing locations across the district go to www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au, or for help accessing a test call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 831 099.

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