NSW has recorded 8752 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the 24 hours to 4pm.<br /><br />The numbers are a big jump on yesterday's 4916 cases and the highest daily case tally since Friday when 9243 COVID-19 cases were recorded.<br /><br />There are 1293 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 71 in ICU.<br /><br />Hospitalisation numbers are up on yesterday, when 1288 patients were being cared for in hospitals, however ICU numbers are down on yesterday's 74 patients.<br /><br />Of the new cases, 6036 came from positive rapid antigen tests while 2716 came from PCR testing.
