Orange recorded five cases of COVID-19 in the 24-hours to 8pm on Wednesday, bringing the city's number of cases to 13 in the past three days.
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Orange Priceline on Anson Street, in the Orange City Centre, has been identified as another venue of concern in the city, with the date of exposure on Sunday, November 21, between 10am and 3pm.
The five cases in Orange were included in the 11 cases recorded across the Western NSWLHD in the same reporting period, with four cases in the Warrumbungle Shire (three being in the Coonabarabran area), one in Dubbo, and one in Bathurst.
Drive-through testing for Orange will remain available at the Orange Showground and Wade Park between 8am to 4pm.
Statewide, NSW has recorded 276 new COVID-19 cases (with zero COVID-related deaths) in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday, up by 28 cases from the previous reporting period.
Of the state's population aged 16 years and over, NSW is now 92.1 per cent fully vaccinated, with 94.4 per cent having had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 75.9 cent fully vaccinated, while 81.1 per cent have had their first dose.
Hospital admissions for COVID-19 stand at 191 patients, with 31 people in ICU.
Yesterday, 74,926 tests were conducted, bringing testing figures down from the previous day's total of 80,317.
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