NSW reports 176 new COVID cases and two virus-related deaths a day after vaccine mandate protests

New South Wales has reported 176 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths.

There are 192 people in hospital with the virus, including 32 in intensive care.

Some 94.4 per cent of the over-16 population has received a first dose of vaccine while 91.8 per cent are fully inoculated.

There were about 55,000…