Gladys Berejiklian revealed a trial run of travellers going into home quarantine would begin "in the next couple of weeks".

"It's really opening the doors what home quarantine will look like for us moving forward," Ms Berejiklian said.

"For those returning Australians who have a double dose vaccinations, they will be able to consider having a home quarantine setting rather than having to be in a hotel."

For the third straight day, NSW has recorded 12 COVID-related deaths in the 24-hour reporting period.

The state also recorded 1284 new cases of COVID-19.

"Every day the statistics are given out in detail, but behind every death there is a family," NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.

"It's a reminder of how sinister and deadly this virus is," Ms Berejiklian said.

Authorities reported that seven of the dozen fatalities were not vaccinated, two people had received one dose and three people were fully vaccinated.

Two people from western Sydney - a man in his 50s and a woman in her 80s - died at their homes and their COVID-19 infections were diagnosed after their deaths.

A woman in her 20s, a resident of the Life Without Barriers group home in Wyong, died at Gosford Hospital while three people who died were residents of aged care facilities in Dubbo.

There have been 222 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since mid-June and 278 in total since the start of the pandemic.

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The breakdown of the 1,284 locally acquired cases is:

429 from South Western Sydney Local Health District

322 are from Western Sydney

141 are from South Eastern Sydney

129 are from Sydney

60 are from Nepean Blue Mountains

36 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven

36 are from Northern Sydney

27 are from Central Coast

24 are from Hunter New England

17 are from Southern NSW

15 are from Western NSW

five are from Far West

one is from Murrumbidgee

11 are in correctional settings

31 cases are yet to be assigned.

The sewage surveillance program has detected fragments of the virus at Uralla, Gunnedah, Inverell as well as at sewage treatment plants in the Hunter Karuah area, Coffs Harbour, Cowra, Young and Narooma.

EARLIER: At least eight North East food businesses have closed because of concerns over exposure to coronavirus cases.

On Friday, Victorian health officials reported 510 new local cases and one acquired overseas, as well as the death of one person with COVID-19.

"Of the 510 local cases, 124 have so far been linked to known cases and outbreaks," the Department of Health and Human Services said.

There were 43,993 vaccines administered and 55,476 test results received.

Late on Thursday, Wodonga Rothman Alljoy Chinese Restaurant restaurant was named as a tier two exposure site, but other businesses have also posted information on their Facebook pages.

They include Wangaratta businesses Treats Coffee Shop, Bosch Edward Street Butchers and Aroma Deli Cafe, Benalla's Rustik Cafe and Foodstore and Wodonga's Lee Corner Restaurant.

A summary of the business messages

Treats Coffee Shop: Today (Thursday) we have closed early, as one of our staff members, attended another business in town after a delivery driver (who is now Covid positive) visited. That staff member immediately isolated and got tested as per instructed by DHHS. At this point in time, DHHS has not contacted us directly. As this staff member worked Tuesday and Wednesday over the lunch period out of abundance of caution for our community, we have closed and all staff and primary close contacts have been tested and are isolating until we receive a negative result. We will reopen once all staff members are cleared.

Bosch Edward Street Butchers: (see below)

Aroma Deli Cafe: Unfortunately, we are writing to inform you that due to being a possible exposure site to COVID-19, Aroma Deli Cafe will be closed until further notice. We are all currently undertaking testing and self isolation until we get our results. We are working with the necessary authorities to ensure that all steps are being taken to safeguard our community. The potential exposure was a delivery driver on Monday September 13. The delivery was received at approximately 7:30am for a very brief period of time.

Rustik Cafe and Foodstore: After receiving a phone call from one of our suppliers today, we were given the news nobody wants to hear. A delivery driver from Melbourne who visited the store on Monday has tested positive for COVID. Whilst we have been told by DHHS that we are regarded as a low risk site, with the upmost respect for our community, we have made the decision to close tomorrow (Friday) whilst our staff get tested and the store is professionally cleaned and sanitised. We hope to re-open on Saturday (staff will be isolating until we get negative test results) but we will keep you all posted.

This follows two Beechworth businesses - Lemongrass Cafe and Chinese Village Restaurant - closing after being told COVID-19 cases had visited their premises.

Albury entered a seven-day lockdown from 6pm Thursday after two coronavirus cases were reported the previous day.

An Albury-based truck driver who tested positive to COVID-19 in Mildura was transferred to Albury hospital's intensive care unit and later moved to Melbourne

The second Albury case was confirmed by Murrumbidgee Local Health District public health director Tracey Oakman as a passenger on the XPT from Sydney to Albury on Sunday, September 12.

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