COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Wingecarribee region continue to surpass the state average.
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As of October 26, 90.8 per cent of eligible residents in the Wingecarribee were fully vaccinated. The NSW average comes in at 85.5 per cent.
More than 95 per cent of eligible residents in the region have received a single dose, compared to 93.2 per cent statewide.
No new positive COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the region in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday.
However, 11 new cases have been recorded in the nearby Southern NSW Health District. One new case in Goulburn, eight in Queanbeyan Palerang and two in Karabar. All cases are under investigation.
NSW recorded 304 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours to 8pm, with three deaths.
Meanwhile, 83 per cent of eligible residents in the Goulburn Mulwaree region are fully vaccinated with more than 95 per cent first dose.
This comes as travel between regional NSW and Greater Sydney is expected to open up from Monday, November 1.
Aged care residents are expected to be the first people to receive a coronavirus vaccine booster shot after the medical regulator gave the green light on Wednesday.
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