Dubbo again recorded the lion's share of western NSW cases with 35 while there were seven in Bourke, five in Orange and one each in Narromine and Walgett.

It was expected that a seventh COVID case in Bathurst that was reported yesterday morning would be included in today's figures but there was no mention of that case during this morning's 11am briefing.

Two people in NSW died in the 14 hours to 8pm yesterday, including a mother in her 30s.

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There were 106 people were in isolation while infectious, 55 cases were infectious while in the community, while the isolation status of 758 cases is under investigation.

There are 645 people with COVID are in hospital and 113 in ICU.

NSW administered 125,000 vaccinations in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday and health authorities are urging people to keep coming forward.

Meanwhile, all Bathurst residents have been urged to come forward for COVID testing even if they remain asymptomatic.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro stressed the importance of having higher testing numbers as cases emerge in communities that were previously unaffected.

"In most cases, even in a place like Wilcannia, don't wait for symptoms, just get tested. We want to get testing numbers up so we can get ahead of the curve," Mr Barilaro said on Monday.

"I've always argued you should just get tested, especially if you've had an exposure in your community and you've got a case in your community.

"We are happy to keep testing people. It doesn't have to be based on symptoms. You could be asymptomatic for days before you notice a case. The message should be: get tested."

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