Bathurst's no new cases, and the recovery of previous cases, took the city's active case total back to 10.

Less than two weeks ago, that number was 22.

Oberon's two new cases (after 12 new cases in the 24 hours before) took the active case tally for Bathurst's southern neighbour to 17.

Oberon was put back into lockdown on Wednesday night.

The Western NSW Local Health District announced on Thursday morning that stay-at-home orders would remain in place in Bathurst Regional Council area, as well as a number of local government areas, until Monday, October 11.

YESTERDAY'S UPDATE: Three new cases for Bathurst and 12 cases at Oberon

It was no great surprise, though, considering Bathurst had not been able to put together an extended period of zero new cases infectious in the community and October 11 is the Monday after NSW is expected to pass 70 per cent double dose vaccination.

The Western NSW Local Health District had 48 new cases in the latest reporting period, slightly up on the previous 24 hours.

The new cases were made up of four in Bourke, 25 in the Dubbo council area (21 of those in Wellington), nine in Narromine, three in Mid-Western, five in Cowra and two in Oberon.

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Across NSW, the state had 864 new locally acquired COVID cases to 8pm on Thursday, which was down by about 80 on the previous 24 hours.

There are now 210 cases in intensive care and 104 requiring ventilators, which are both down on the 24 hours before.

There were 15 deaths: five people from western Sydney, four people from south-western Sydney, three from the Nepean Blue Mountains area, two from Sydney's inner west, and one person from south-eastern Sydney.

The NSW Government says the state is now up to 64 per cent double doses and 87.2 per cent first dose.

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