NSW Covid updates: Eight deaths, 1220 new cases

NSW has recorded 1220 new Covid cases and eight more people have died from the virus. Read our Covid blog.

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Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant is "optimistic" NSW may reach 90 per cent of the population double vaccinated against Covid.

The state reported 1220 new cases on Tuesday while eight more people died from the virus. 

The latest deaths include six unvaccinated people - a man in his 50s, two women and a man in their 70s, a man in his 80s and a man in his 90s.

A man in his 60s who had received one dose and a fully vaccinated man in his 90s also died.

New South Wales has so far reached 74 per cent first dose vaccinations delivered and Dr Chant is optimistic vaccine rates will soar beyond expectations to 90 per cent double vaccinated.

"I actually think that we can, maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I actually think we can," she said.

"I would love to see us get over 80 per cent by early next week and I think we can do it… I like to see those numbers pushed up as high as we can."

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Originally published as NSW Covid updates: Eight deaths, 1220 new cases

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