New South Wales inching closer to 90 per cent double dosed vaccination target

New South Wales is close to hitting the 90 per cent double dosed vaccination milestone.

Currently at 89.4 per cent of people over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated.

93.8 per cent of people over 16 have received their first dose of the vaccine.

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It comes as the state recorded 271 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths.

Of the new cases 270 are local, while one is a returned overseas traveller.