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Western Australia Covid update as at 26 February 2022

WA Health is reporting a total of 1,105 new cases to 8pm last night. Of these, 1,098 are local cases, and 7 travel related.

Today’s figures bring the State’s total number of active COVID-19 cases to 3,900.

Today’s cases include 422 self-reported positive RATs.

There are currently 15 cases in hospital.

WA has recorded 7,245 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

To date, 3,335 people have recovered from the virus.

Testing advice and exposure sites

Anyone in WA experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.

A full list of testing clinics and opening hours is available on the.

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

10,591 people received PCR tests at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.

SafeWA

Yesterday, 2,033,175 scans were recorded on SafeWA.

COVID-19 vaccinations

WA Health will provide a weekend total for vaccinations administered on Monday

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.

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, 831 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 622 Omicron strain, 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 140 Delta strain.

Visit WA Health’s website for the latest information on COVID-19.

*WA Health will provide a total number of patients with COVID-19 in hospital as of 8pm each day, this aligns with the 24-hour reporting cycle.

**A is also available to help you.

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