2021-07-27 04:35:35 GMT2021-07-27 12:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English SYDNEY, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recorded on Tuesday a new daily high of 172 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00 p.m. Monday night, while health authorities continue to push vaccination as the way forward. Amid the rising case numbers and hospitalisations, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian called for residents to "be patient" and to get vaccinated. "We know that the strategy of restrictions and vaccines will be our recipe for freedom, and that's what all of us are looking forward to," said Berejiklian. Seeing increased rates of vaccinations as a path to bringing Sydney's outbreak under control, the NSW government announced on Tuesday that pharmacies across Sydney will begin offering walk-in vaccinations of AstraZeneca to all individuals over 18.