The man in his 70s was one of four deaths included in today's COVID update.

NSW recorded 173 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

No new cases were acquired overseas, and two cases have been excluded following further investigation. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 75,389.

The IRT Tarrawanna Aged Care Centre resident died on Saturday, five days after the death of a woman in her 90s from the same home was reported.

The three other deaths included two men were in their 50s and one man was in his 60s.

One man was from western Sydney, one man was from south-western Sydney and one man was from Newcastle.

Three men had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one man had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

On Monday, IRT chief executive officer, Patrick Reid said: "We send our deepest sympathies to the man's family and friends as they grieve his loss," IRT chief executive officer Patrick Reid said.

Mr Reid said the home was caring for eight people with COVID and another resident had been taken to Wollongong Hospital for treatment.

Mr Reid said testing of residents and staff would continue every second day "until we are confident the outbreak is over".

Fifteen of 26 residents who originally tested positive have now reached the recovery criteria.

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