Both of the new COVID cases recorded in Orange were not in the community during any of their infectious period.
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Western NSW Local Health District chief executive Scott McLachlan confirmed the news regarding the two cases that were recorded up to 8pm on Sunday.
"We know that both of the new cases that have been identified in Orange have been in isolation for the whole of their infectious period," he said.
"We're happy with that for one day in Orange but we know there have been infectious people in the community in Orange in the last week. For the whole of the Orange community, don't hesitate and come and get tested."
The call to get tested comes as numbers across the city and the whole region continue to drop.
Just 378 tests were taken in Orange on Sunday and only 2900 across all of Western NSW. This news came out the same day that it was announced a record 51 people had tested positive in the Western region.
"I think there's a real apathy across the region, of people just becoming tired of the stay at home orders, the impact on our lives," Mr McLachlan added.
"I do understand that and it is tough at the moment and scary for a lot of people, but the only way we're going to stop this is people continuing to get tested, helping us know where COVID is spreading and helping us get in front of it.
"Don't mess around for another day and get tested. The decreasing numbers I think are a real concern that we're all feeling tired and concerned and stressed about the situation we're in. I ask for everyone to hang in there."
He added that people need to be prepared for the number of COVID cases to rise.
"We know that just the people in isolation within household that will become infected in the coming days and weeks will see the numbers grow across the region and just the pure number of people who have been infectious in the community means this will continue to grow in Western NSW," he said.
"While we are seeing these increasing number of cases we know there are people out there in the community that are infectious."
Mr McLachlan also addressed the fact that not all venues where a COVID-positive person has visited would be added to the NSW Health's website.
"When we've identified a new case of COVID, we go through a rapid assessment to understand when they became infectious, where they might have been and to very quickly contact those locations if we can," he said.
"This is to help ascertain are we able to contact everyone who might have been at the location if there was somebody infectious there and if there's a risk to public concern.
"Quite often that can take as little as 12-24 hours, some of them are taking 48 or 72 hours and I know that's a long time to wait but we don't go out and notify people unless we can't contact everyone that's been at those venues. So you might not see them pop up in all instances."
Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie of NSW Police said that from overnight, Overnight across the Western region 160 infringement notices were issued to people for various types of offences in contravention of the health orders in Western NSW.
"Still people out there not taking the situation we currently find ourselves in seriously," he said.
"It beggars belief to be honest but people still keep flouting those rules and putting themselves and others in danger.
"If you have any influence over those people, we do need our leaders in those communities, our influencers to help us where you can and try to talk to those people and reinforce with them the seriousness of the situation."
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