"That's not being proposed to me by the health officials at any point," he said during the NSW daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday.

"We've tried to balance all the way along through this, trying to keep our economy open, trying to address mental health.

"Let's face it, it's a pretty awful time, so we're still trying to strike that balance in NSW.

"No intention to do that (NSW lockdown) at this point."

EARLIER: Another unwanted COVID-19 record has been broken, with NSW recording nearly 400 new cases.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there were 390 cases of community transmission reported to 8pm Thursday, with at least 60 infectious in the community.

A man in his late 90s has died of COVID-19 in Newcastle. He died at RFBI Hawkins Masonic Retirement Village in Edgeworth. He acquired his infection recently as part of the outbreak at the facility linked to a COVID positive staff member.

A woman in her 40s died at home in Southwest Sydney, she was not vaccinated and was a close contact of another confirmed case.

This brings the number of COVID-related deaths to 38 during the current outbreak, and the number of lives lost to 95 since the beginning of the pandemic.

"The main challenges remain western Sydney and south western Sydney," Ms Berejiklian said.

"Dubbo, western NSW is becoming a big challenge health-wise with 25 cases overnight.

"Hunter New England had five additional cases, which is an improvement on the last few days.

"Pleasingly, Tamworth, Armidale and Northern Rivers had no cases, which is pleasing, however obviously we've not out of the woods in those areas given there were those exposure sites."

The Premier said she expected the high case numbers to continue in the next few days.

"So it means all of us have to work harder to make sure we stay at home and follow the rules," she said.

NSW Health reported 128,000 coronavirus tests while 105,000 people received a vaccine on Thursday.

Authorities said 140 of the locally-acquired cases were linked to a known case or cluster, 118 were household contacts and 22 were close contacts and the source of infection for 250 cases is under investigation.

Ninety-eight cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 43 were in isolation for part of their infectious period.

Fifty-eight cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 191 remains under investigation.

Victoria recorded 15 new community cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to midnight Thursday.

The Department of Health and Human Services said there were no new cases acquired overseas.

"Of the 15 new locally-acquired cases, 11 have been linked to current outbreaks and four have sources of infection still under investigation," the department said.

"Eight have been in quarantine throughout their infectious periods."

There were 27,427 vaccine doses administered and 40,737 test results received.

Victoria recorded 23 new local COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with the government announcing a $367 million business support package.

Border permits will start being enforced at 6pm Friday after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced their introduction on Wednesday.

Police are toughening their approach to NSW residents leaving coronavirus hotspots.

Border doctor Niranjan Sarjapuram, who had three Sydneysiders walk in to his Lavington vaccination clinic seeking a shot, has also had a Newcastle woman insisting she could travel to the Border for her COVID jab.

Albury Wodonga Health has no immediate plans to extend opening hours for its vaccination hub, despite daily numbers jumping recently.

The centre in the former Wodonga Coles supermarket is open to 4pm weekdays, prompting concerns it is hard to access for those at work.

Albury disability service provider LiveBetter hopes to vaccinate 600 people when it hosts a pop up Pfizer vaccination clinic next week.

People with a disability, or people living with or caring for a person with a disability aged 16 years and above, are eligible to receive the vaccination at on Townsend Street.

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Meanwhile, the ACT has woken up to lockdown, joining NSW, Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong and many towns in regional NSW.

But despite the virus continuing to leak into the regions, the NSW government has ruled out a statewide lockdown for the time being.

However, additional military troops are likely to be called in and may be used to help administer AstraZeneca vaccines.

Health officials are "very concerned" about the potential spread among vulnerable communities in NSW, with the majority of new cases in Dubbo and Walgett diagnosed in Aboriginal people.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt on Thursday confirmed an additional 7680 Pfizer vaccine doses would be provided for the affected areas.

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- additional reporting KIM CHAPPELL

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