On Tuesday morning it was announced that the latest Orange case had been infectious in the community, with the IGA on Peisley Street being identified as a venue of concern for Friday, September 24 between 3.35pm and 3.45pm.

However, chief executive of Western NSW Local Health District Scott McLachlan said because of the low risk to the community, the city might stay out of lockdown.

"The assessment is that there's not high risk from this new case in Orange and any exposure that's happened," he said.

"So the recommendation is that Orange won't return to being in lockdown in coming days.

"The panel will need to take stock of different factors of sewage detections and a number of tests that have been undertaken and how infectious this person in the community will happen later in the day (Tuesday)."

He added that the IGA is expected to be the only venue added to the NSW Health website from that individual case.

"I don't expect any further will be listed," Mr McLachlan said.

"But no doubt with any new case in any community that there's potential things that have been transmitted between people with very little contact so everyone should be on high guard."

However, the COVID case themselves could be in hot water with police after officials learned they were a close contact of a Wellington case, an area which remains under lockdown orders.

Mr McLachlan said the Orange COVID case did travel outside of Orange - not necessarily while infectious - and that there was follow up with police around the actions that the person had taken.

There were also two new deaths in Western NSW and both were in Dubbo. The first was an Aboriginal man in 40s who had underlying health conditions and was unvaccinated. This was included in figures up to 8pm Monday night.

The other, which the Western NSW LHD was notified of overnight, was a man in 70s who was in palliative care. He was not vaccinated and this case will be formally included in the figures up to 8pm Tuesday.

"Vaccination is the most crucial thing that people can be looking to do," Mr McLachlan said.

"Those two very sad and absolutely tragic deaths are a very clear reminder."

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