NSW residents have been praised for continuing to seek coronavirus tests just days after restrictions were eased across the state.
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Very high numbers of coronavirus tests were conducted on the weekend, NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said.
There were 5571 tests conducted across the state in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, May 3.
"It's the highest number of test results we've ever had on a Sunday," she said.
Recently, Lithgow and the Blue Mountains local government areas were named as coronavirus hotspots and anyone with even the mildest of symptoms was urged to get tested.
"After calling out those communities last week, it was pleasing to see them turn out in numbers and get tested, which has assured us that there isn't more widespread community transmission in those areas," Dr Chant said.
"We urge people in Lithgow and Blue Mountains to continue to come forward and get tested."
The latest list of COVID-19 hotspot areas features LGAs in Sydney, including: Blacktown, Canada Bay, Cumberland, Inner West, Liverpool, Parramatta and Penrith.
Dr Kerry Chant urged anyone, irrespective of the level of symptoms, to get tested.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she was pleased that despite the easing of restrictions, people were continuing to respect the rules and regulations.
"This gives us heart that with the downloading of the COVIDSafe app and the fact that everybody is trying to do the right thing that we can move forward with confidence in looking at other restrictions to ease," she said.
"We're definitely heading in the right direction to get a bit of normality back in our lives."
There has been just one new case of COVID-19 in this reporting period, bringing the state's total to 3033.
There have been no new deaths and the NSW death toll sits at 44.