The new case being reported in the Orange Local Government Area is one of two across the entire Western NSW Local Health District picked up in the reporting period to 8pm on Wednesday.

The other new case of community transmission is in Bathurst. That case is a household contact of another known case in Bathurst and was not infectious in the community.

Orange's new case is also a household contact of a known infection but health officials are still investigating.

There were no new cases in Cabonne or Blayney LGAs.

Across NSW, case numbers have jumped back over 300 after two days below that mark, with one death added to the state's COVID-19 toll.

Two new international arrivals joined 372 locally acquired COVID-19 infections, taking the state's 24-hour total to 374.

Across the state 124 people are in intensive care, with 523 people requiring treatment in hospital.

First doses of vaccine have hit 92.5 per cent in adults, while the double vaccination percentage has climbed to 82.3 per cent.

NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant has indicated she will be particularly interested in next week's case numbers as an indicator of how much the end of lockdown has influenced the spread of the virus in NSW.

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