A 74-year-old woman has died in Albury, becoming the region's first coronavirus casualty.
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According to the Murrumbidgee Local Health District, the woman acquired COVID-19 overseas.
She died in the intensive care unit of Albury Base Hospital.
"We obviously extend our condolences to the family and we ask that the community respect the privacy of that family, who's going through a very tough time," Lenert Bruce, the director of medical services for the MLHD, told a press conference on Friday.
By 11am on Friday, a new coronavirus case was confirmed in Wagga, taking the local government area's total to 10.
That positive result in the Wagga are brings the Murrumbidgee total to 41, a tally which includes one resident of Victoria who is currently isolating in NSW.
In all, 1902 people have been tested for the coronavirus in the Murrumbidgee.
Broken down by local government area, the Murrumbidgee's tally stands at: Albury, six; Berrigan, three; Cootamundra-Gundagai, one; Federation, seven; Greater Hume, two; Griffith, three; Hay, one; Hilltops, two; Murrumbidgee, three; Narrandera, one; Snowy Valleys, two, and Wagga, 10.
Dr Bruce said the current testing rate was about one in 130 in the MLHD, which he described as "really very good".
He also emphasised the importance of following social distancing rules.
"I've said before, and I'm sure I sound like a broken record, but the solution for COVID-19 is in the community and preventing the spread of disease," Dr Bruce said.
