There are now eight confirmed COVID-19 cases related to staff at the jail.

Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) Chief Executive, Scott McLachlan, said a support team will be checking in with the cases.

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"We've been working really closely with the cases' health and the correction team to make sure all of the new infectious cases are being well supported," he explained.

"They're all in isolation now and there'll be a support team that will go in to look after their clinical condition and any other support they might need.

"Across all of western NSW, there's been people infectious in our communities. We know that the issues that the Bathurst Correction Centre is facing has a number of correction officers that have become infected and have been infectious in the community.

"I think it's a timely warning that any time of the week, any hour, it could be yourself or the person next to you at the petrol station or at the supermarket."

While the new cases are a concern for Bathurst, what is more troubling is the low COVID-19 testing numbers across the western region, with 2900 on Sunday, with 822 in Bathurst.

"I don't think we've tracked down the cause of transmission yet. I know that work will be underway with our contact tracing team," Mr McLachlan said.

"Regardless of the source, we know there's a risk for every single person on every day of the week. Please come forward and get tested."

For people who are unable to get tested at one of a number of clinics in Bathurst, the old testing hub at the Kelso Community Centre has been transformed in a mobile testing clinic.

The clinic is targeted for vulnerable people in the community, such as those with mobility or underlying health issues.

"We've paused the Kelso testing clinic and it's now been converted into a mobile testing team that can go into homes to help people," Mr McLachlan said.

"There's some teams that will come into the home to help test you for COVID-19, like there is in Dubbo and Orange."

People who want to be tested at home should contact WNSWLHD on 1300 066 055.

The five Bathurst cases announced on Monday includes another 46 cases recorded in WNSWLHD, with the total of 51 the worst day on record for the region.

Dubbo had 33 cases, Bourke had four, Orange, Parkes and Forbes had two and Narromine, Brewarinna and Blayney had one each.

It was also announced that a person had died from COVID-19 complications at Dubbo Hospital, an unvaccinated Indigenous man in his 50s.

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