TWENTY of the 44 people with coronavirus in Western NSW have now recovered, health officials confirmed on Wednesday morning.
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There have been no new coronavirus cases in the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) region overnight, with the number of infected people stable for the past three days.
The Orange local government area continues to have the highest number of cases at 10, followed by Bathurst where nine people are infected.
Six people in the Dubbo LGA have COVID-19, followed by Cabonne (5), Mid-Western (4), Blayney (3) and Coonamble (2).
While Narromine, Parkes, Warren, Warrumbungle and Weddin each have one confirmed case.
There have been no confirmed cases in these LGAs: Cowra, Forbes, Bogan and Oberon.
A WNSWLHD spokeswoman said it was critical that everyone in the community continued to practice social distancing to minimise the risk of the transmission of COVID-19.
"This is important for everyone, but particularly for older people and people with health conditions that make them more vulnerable," she said.
"It's also important that we protect our health care workers who we need to stay well to provide care to people who become sick with COVID-19."
The best thing everyone can do at this point is to stay at home unless it is absolutely essential, and remember to:
- Clean your hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand rub
- Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with tissue or a flexed elbow
- Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms
- Stay home if you are sick
- Keep your distance from others as much as possible through social distancing
For advice and information about COVID-19 visit NSW Health.
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Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
