There is a serious concern that Omicron infection numbers are slowly growing in NSW and last night authorities confirmed the state's eighth case was a passenger on a flight from Singapore to Sydney on November 28.
Of greater worry is the recording of the state's ninth Omicron COVID-19 infection which "may have been acquired in the community".
The latest case is a student at Regents Park Christian School in Western Sydney who has not been overseas and has no contact or links to people who have travelled abroad.
The Regents Park school has already been dismissed for the year while further investigations and contact tracing are being undertaken.
Nonetheless, NSW Premier Dominic Perrotet announced that NSW will go ahead with its commitment to easing restrictions as scheduled on December 15.
Today’s total reported cases increased by 66 from yesterday's figures! In hospital down by 4. ICU up by 1. Deaths 0. Vax rates only change .1% in +12 age group.
The message being sent by the Healh authorities is that people need to remain vigilant in following health protocols and to get vaccinated if not already done so.