There were 18 new cases in the Western NSW Local Health District, it includes 16 new cases in Dubbo and two in Bourke.

Overall, there are now 107 active COVID-19 cases in Dubbo.

Across the Western NSW Local Health District there are 116 cases.

While it wasn't recorded in the official figures, there was also one new case in Broken Hill.

Overnight, one cases was also identified in Gilgandra and another in Narromine. Both of the cases were not in the community while infectious.

One additional death was recorded overnight and about 50 of the new COVID-19 cases were infectious in the community.

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Ms Berejiklian said there were "most difficult months" were ahead until more than 70 per cent of people were fully vaccinated.

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