NSW has recorded 249 COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
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The state now has 89.1 per cent of its population aged 16 years and older fully vaccinated while 93.8 per cent have had a single dose.
There are 285 cases in hospital, and 61 in ICU.
There were 80,581 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, which was down on 94,661 tests done the day prior.
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The NSW-Victorian border has been thrown open.
Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW counterpart Dominic Perrottet issued a joint statement on Thursday night announcing the states would open their borders to each other from Friday.
Travel between the two states had already been unrestricted for the fully vaccinated from Monday.
But from 11.59pm on Thursday, all remaining NSW and ACT orange zones were downgraded to green under Victoria's travel permit system.
The change allows all travellers and workers to enter Victoria without any testing or quarantine requirements, including unvaccinated people, if they apply for a permit beforehand to verify they are not COVID-positive or a close contact.
Fully vaccinated Victorians can also freely travel into NSW unless they've been to a place of high concern, but those over 16 who are not double-dosed still cannot for recreation or a holiday.