Orange has recorded one of the highest rates of COVID-19 testing in regional NSW.
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In the past four weeks 1978 people have been tested with all cases negative.
That represents a rate of 47 people per 1000 which is only bettered by Sydney suburbs, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, Newcastle and Illawarra areas.
Bathurst has seen 1667 tests (38/1000), Dubbo 1529 (28/1000), Blayney 262 (36/1000 and Cabonne 255 (19/1000).
The number of people tested in Orange represents 23.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the Western NSW Local Health District in the past four weeks.
A total of 19,484 tests have been conducted in Orange since the coronavirus outbreak started.
A WNSWLHD spokeswoman said the figures were encouraging.
"We are very pleased with the number of people coming forward to be tested in Orange," she said.
"However it is very important that we don't become complacent. As we know the virus is still spreading through the NSW community.
The virus is still spreading through the NSW community
- WNSWLHD spokeswoman
"We urge anyone with event the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sort throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result."
About 25 cars were queued up at 11am on Monday at the Orange Showground for COVID-19 testing.
However, it was noticeably less than at the same time two weeks ago when the queue stretched out the gates onto Leeds Parade.
Testing at this facility, run by Orange Laverty Pathology, is available from 9am-1pm until Friday.
People can also be tested at the Orange Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology centre in Dora Street on weekdays from 10am-3pm.
However, they need to book ahead for this clinic.
Weekend testing will be available at the Orange Hospital fever clinic this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4pm.
The Orange Respiratory Clinic at the Bloomfield Medical Centre is currently closed for COVID testing.
It is due to re-open for weekday testing on Monday January 11.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro urged people to get tested on Monday after it was revealed there had been two fresh cases of positive tests in Sydney.
Mr Barilaro said testing numbers were still 'far too low' and implored residents in western Sydney to attend clinics if they had the slightest of symptoms, even if they have been tested previously.
About 22,275 people were tested in a 24-hour period up to Sunday night, up slightly from 18,923 the previous day.
The government wants to see about 30,000-40,000 tests a day across NSW.
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