Hundreds of Parkes residents have received their first shot of a Covid-19 vaccination this week.
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Tuesday morning saw the opening of a walk-in clinic offered by Western NSW Local Health District with the support of the Australian Defence Forces.
The queue of vehicles stretched from Northparkes Oval down Wentworth Street, along Currajong Street and out to Bushman's Dam.
By the end of Wednesday afternoon, a total 850 people had received a jab through the walk-in clinic alone, with one full day to go on Thursday.
The numbers brought a smile to the face of Western Local Health District Chief Executive Scott McLachlan in his Thursday lunchtime update.
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Health authorities do ask that you had a booking with another local provider but received a vaccine at the walk-in clinic, please cancel your earlier booking so someone else can get vaccinated.
If you're still seeking vaccination check the online vaccine eligibility checker to find a location or speak with your GP or pharmacy.
There are now seven cases of Covid-19 in the Parkes shire with the announcement of a new case on Thursday morning.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro also announced the first case in the Forbes shire at that 11am State briefing.
There were already six known cases in Parkes, detected on Sunday and Monday of this week, but Mr Barilaro said the new case was of concern.
"We can't identify the source, so that does give us a level of concern," Mr Barilaro said.
There were a number of venues of concern from the Parkes cases announced earlier, which are:
Cunninghams IGA
- Saturday August 21 7pm to 7.10pm
- Sunday August 22 10.30am to 11am
Caltex Parkes
- Saturday August 21 10.05 to 10.20am
Woolworths Parkes
- Friday August 20 11.10am to 12.10pm
- Saturday August 21 5.10 to 5.20pm
D'Aquinos Parkes Cellars
- Saturday August 21 4 to 4.15pm
Bunnings Forbes
- Saturday August 21 10.30am to 11.15am
Anyone who attended these venues is a casual contact and must get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. You should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.
Locations are updated at health.nsw.gov.au
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