New South Wales continues to stave off a spike in new COVID-19 cases as students across the state return to the classroom.
There were 294 new local cases reported on Monday, compared to 296 a day earlier.
Four virus-related deaths were also reported.
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Some 474 people require treatment for COVID in hospitals across the state, including 116 in ICU.
About 93 per cent of the over-16 population have received at least one dose of vaccine while 84.8 per cent are fully vaccinated.
NSW Health says it will provide more detail on the cases and deaths later in the morning.
There were 296 locally acquired COVID infections on Sunday and four virus-related deaths.
All student year groups are returning to NSW classrooms for face-to-face learning despite some schools being closed for deep cleaning after COVID-19 cases.
Kindergarten, year one and year 12 students went back to school in NSW last week and the remaining students are returning to classrooms on Monday.
Monday also marks a fortnight since lockdown lifted in Sydney.
Further restrictions were eased last Monday after the state reached the 80 per cent double dose vaccine mark.
Non-urgent elective surgery will also resume at public and private hospitals within Greater Sydney on Monday after being cancelled in August to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed as COVID-19 cases soared.
Overnight elective surgery will be capped at 75 per cent in both public and private facilities but private facilities can exceed the cap if they are providing surgery for public patients.
There are no restrictions in regional hospitals providing overnight non-urgent elective surgery.
Jury trials will also resume in the District Court with COVID-19 safety precautions including a requirement for jurors to be fully vaccinated and practice social distancing.
- with AAP