Although cases seem to be continuing on a downward trend in the Warrumbungle shire, a newly identified case in Lightning Ridge and reports of a positive case potentially visiting a Coonamble business earlier this week while infectious, indicates the Western Plains are not out of the woods yet.

Up to 8pm last night, there were eight new cases identified in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD), taking the cumulative total cases in the region to 1775.

Only two of these were from Coonabarabran, taking the total number of identified cases to 37 since the first was detected on Friday 19 November.

Due to wet weather conditions, the venue of the Coonabarabran COVID-19 testing clinic will be relocated to Prugger’s bus shed from today (Friday 26 November) until further notice. Testing will be held 8.15am to 1pm. Access via Gardiner Street.

There were also three new cases in Orange and two in Bathurst while the Walgett shire township of Lightning Ridge also saw its first positive case in over a month.

Walgett Shire Council Mayor and Lightning Ridge resident Ian Woodcock said the new case had come as a shock to the local community.

"People are going around saying 'what's going on, we thought we were done with this' but at the end of the day, this could have happened anywhere at any time," Mr Woodcock said.

"We know they have set up testing at the hospital as well as the bowling club which I've been told will be available today, tomorrow and the next day.

"We just hope that people take advantage of this and get tested - it needs to be done and people need to take a notice of it, for both their wellbeing and the whole of the community."

This testing clinic at the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club will be available from 9am-1pm over the next three days.

Further south, the Coonamble Pharmacy on Castlereagh Highway has been advised a person who is a confirmed case of COVID-19 attended the venue on Tuesday 23 November while potentially infectious. Staff have since been advised to monitor for symptoms.

It has not been confirmed at this stage where this case originated from and the community has been urged not to panic by WNSWLHD.

Per standard NSW Government procedure, customers who attended the business on this day will be alerted through the Service NSW App and advised to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and get tested if they are feeling unwell.

The Western Plains App will continue to update the community as more information becomes available.

Surveillance testing capabilities remain in place in regional NSW, meaning people who do not have any symptoms, are not considered close contacts and have not been to any places listed as a close or casual contact venue do not have to isolate, so long as the same applies to everyone in their household.

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