WA Health is reporting a total of 202 new cases to 8pm last night. Of these, 194 are local cases and 8 travel-related.
Today’s new cases include 18 self-reported positive RATs.
Today’s figures bring the State’s total number of active COVID-19 cases to 724. There is currently no-one in hospital.
WA has recorded 2,892 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. To date, 2,158 people have recovered from the virus.
Testing advice and exposure sites
Anyone in the Perth, Peel, Wheatbelt, Pilbara and South West regions – experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. This applies to anyone symptomatic – even if you have not visited a listed exposure site.
A full list of testing clinics and opening hours is available on .
WA Health’s contact tracing team continues to identify high risk exposure sites linked to new cases. Please continue to regularly check the website for updated or new exposure sites.
People who receive a text message from WA Health advising they have attended an exposure site must follow the instructions, even if the site is not listed on
Testing figures
9,305 people received PCR tests at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
SafeWA
Yesterday, 2,059,189 scans were recorded on the SafeWA.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Yesterday, 22,546 vaccines were administered.
A third dose “vaccination blitz” is underway. During this time an extra 40,000 appointments are available at State-run clinics.
This will boost weekly capacity of State-run clinics to around 100,000 doses.
Demand for vaccinations and third doses is increasing. To spread the demand across clinic operating hours and to avoid excessive wait times, people are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.
Based on the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendations, Western Australians 16 years and older are eligible for their COVID-19 booster vaccination, three months following their second dose.
Vaccination is the best defense against serious illness or death relating to COVID-19 and we encourage everyone that is eligible for their third dose not to delay and to book an appointment on .
Vaccinations are also available at GPs, pharmacies and community clinics.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the **. For the latest Commonwealth data visit the Vaccination Numbers and Statistics .
Border controls
Information about Western Australia’s is available online.
Variants
To date, 725 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 518 Omicron strain, 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 138 Delta strain.
Visit WA Health’s website for the latest information on COVID-19.
**A is also available to help you.
