Coronavirus cases in region steady, another recovery recorded from COVID-19

Only four people remain sick from the 45 confirmed cases in the region, the daily update from the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) revealed on Thursday.

COVID-19 cases are reported by the LGA of the person's usual place of residence, with those still sick located in the Mid-Western local government area (2), Dubbo (1) and Orange (1).

A person in Bathurst listed on the LHD's Wednesday update has now recovered.

Meanwhile, across Australia 6654 people have caught the virus, with only seven new infections reported during the past 24 hours.

Nationwide, more than 5000 people have now recovered from COVID-19.

A Western NSW LHD spokeswoman said it was critical that communities in the region continue to practice social distancing to minimise the risk of the transmission of COVID-19.

"This is important for everyone, but particularly for older people and people with health conditions that make them more vulnerable," she said.

"It's also important that we protect our health care workers who we need to stay well to provide care to people who become sick with COVID-19."

For advice and information about COVID-19 visit NSW Health online.

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