Sydney, September 22, 2021, SPA -- Australia's New South Wales state reported 1,035 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, up from 1,022 a day earlier, as total infections from the Delta outbreak neared 50,000 since the first case was detected in mid-June, according to Reuters. Five new deaths were reported in the state. A total of 1,232 people are hospitalised, with 242 in intensive care and 122 require ventilation. -- SPA 04:32 LOCAL TIME 01:32 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1623254