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Dubbo Mayor Stephen Lawrence says the community was “shocked but not surprised” at two positive cases detected in the area which plunged the region into a seven-day lockdown.

“We had a couple of trace elements in the sewerage over the last week, so we were, to a degree, expecting this," Mr Lawrence told Sky News Australia.

Despite the shock, he says the community is “pulling together” with 2,800 people getting tested on Wednesday at two facilities which is “extremely positive”.

“We’re in a strong position to deal with this out here in the Dubbo region, we have a very cohesive community, very strong media, all the messages are getting out there, our communities are very connected.

“So, we will get through this.”