A CASE in Bourke has been the only new case recorded in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) up to 8pm yesterday.

At this stage, teams from Western NSW LHD are still investigating whether or not the case was infectious in the community.

WNSWLHD Chief Executive Scott McLachlan said the low number was a great result to see, but it was important to recognise the region was far from out of the woods.

"You would have to go back around eight to nine weeks to see these sorts of numbers in our region - it's been a real success to see case numbers drop from the 50s a couple of weeks ago to where we are now," Mr McLachlan said.

"We are certainly seeing a decreasing number of cases but there's still real risk of COVID creeping around our communities and we need to find it.

"We're definitely not looking at total elimination of COVID in our region - as the state continues to open up in coming weeks, we will definitely see more covid spreading around."

More detections expected

According to Mr McLachlan, WNSWLHD recorded at least an additional six new cases overnight, spread across the Wellington and Warren communities, and he expected more to crop up in the coming days.

There were no additional sewage detections in any community without a confirmed case of COVID-19.

No new venues of concern have been added to the state's list since Sunday 17 October, although Mr McLachlan said communities should keep an eye out for more in the next couple of days.

Around 2262 COVID tests were conducted yesterday. Mr McLachlan said this was a good ratio to the newly detected test numbers, but encouraged residents across the region to continue coming forward for regular testing.

"Remember we have surveillance in place so you won't have to isolate if you don't have any symptoms and haven't been in contact with someone with symptoms or a close contact," he said.

"We also have mobile at-home testing available across Bathurst, Dubbo, Cowra, Wellington and Bourke."

WNSWLHD Chief Executive Scott McLachlan said today's results were pleasing but there was still plenty of risk of COVID spreading across the WNSWLHD in coming weeks and months.

No COVID cases hospitalised 

In further positive news, there are currently no patients hospitalised across the district. 12 patients were also discharged from the WNSWLHD's COVID Care in the Community program, leaving 137 still being cared for by health staff.

Mr McLachlan said of these, around 75 per cent of these cases hadn't been vaccinated, proving the effectiveness of the vaccines currently being rolled out across the region.

"Around 20 per cent have two doses but it's fair to say the vast majority catching COVID, spreading COVID and getting crook from COVID aren't vaccinated," he said.

"The current average age of people getting COVID are under 25 - there is quite a lot of spread happening among networks of kids picking it up at school or when catching up with each other and spreading it in their household."

Vaccination still a priority

Mr McLachlan said the district had seen widespread vaccination rates continue to climb, with updated local figures expected to be released within the next 24 hours, but there were still a couple of communities where more work was needed.

"One real priority is Cobar - it has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the region and across rural NSW - we have a first and second clinic available from tomorrow until Friday," he said.

"We also have a great vaccination opportunity in Bourke this week, where a whole team of health providers, including the WNSWLHD, AMS clinic and GPs are pooling their resources to try and do the last leg of vaccination in the area. You don't want to miss this opportunity."

COVID-19 vaccinations are still available across the LHD at WNSWLHD hubs, ADF assisted clinics and other healthcare providers, like GPs, pharmacies and Aboriginal Medical Services.

Information on vaccination in the WNSWLHD, including current and future vaccination clinics can be found here.

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