The reduction in cases may be reflective of a drop in tests done. Just 90,019 were undertaken yesterday compared to the 119,278 the day previously.
However, hospitalisations have increased again with 1066 people admitted, 83 of those in intensive care and 24 being ventilated.
Two more people have died with the virus in the state.
A man in his 80s from south western Sydney who had received two doses of vaccine died at Concord Hospital.
A man in his 90s from western Sydney who had received two doses of vaccine died at Blacktown Hospital.
NSW Health has excluded 22 COVID-19 cases after further investigation, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 228,118.
The state recorded 22,577 new infections and four further deaths yesterday.
The hospitalisation trend is showing a steady increase each day.
There were 901 people in hospital with coronavirus and 79 people in the intensive care yesterday - up by 69 and 10 respectively from Friday
One month ago there were only 144 people in hospital.
There are concerns if numbers continue to spike, wearied healthcare workers and hospitals will struggle to cope.
It's likely that the number of COVID-19 cases is higher than the cases reported, due to delays in testing results.
Earlier this week, Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said Omicron cases would continue to double every few days.
"We are seeing doubling every two to three to four days," Dr Chant said.
She said people should be seeking PCR tests if they are symptomatic, but if rapid antigen tests come back positive then they should take a PCR test.
NSW Health has warned that testing capacity "is currently under enormous pressure".
The only people getting a PCR (nose and throat swab) should be those who have COVID-19 symptoms; live in a household with a confirmed COVID-19-positive case; or have otherwise been advised by NSW Health to get tested.
Rapid tests have been advised as an alternative, however there is also a significant shortage of them in the community.
Health Services Union NSW secretary Gerard Haye told Today staff are burnt out and fatigued.
"We're in the grind now, the Prime Minister has indicated we're at the point of no return," he said.
"We have to have a short-term medium term and long-term approach to ensure the people doing all the heavy lifting over the past 18 months who are chronically fatigued, and now frustrated, are not being burnt out.
The Public Health Order was signed by Health Minister Brad Hazzard to "minimise potential impacts on health services across the state".
Mr Gerard said healthcare workers were only "given 40 minute notice of this change".
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