04 July 2022

COVID-19 update 4 July 2022

WA Health is reporting a total of 4,312 new cases to 6pm last night. There are currently 30,267 active cases in Western Australia.

To 6pm last night, there were 226 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 9 in ICU.

No deaths were reported to WA Health yesterday.

Total case breakdown:

Region                        Active            (new to 6pm last night)
Metropolitan                25,184              (3,560)
Goldfields                         411                   (52)
Great Southern                543                   (80)
Kimberley                         235                   (31)
Midwest                            672                 (103)
Pilbara                              562                   (64)
South West                    1,636                 (241)
Wheatbelt                         583                   (76)

Notes

  1. This data is based on the residential postcode of each case. The case may have an isolation address in another region.
  2. The remainder of daily cases reported (105) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.

Of the 4,312 cases, 1,233 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 3,079 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.

A total of 4,164 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.

WA has recorded 922,376 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Anyone experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. Visit the HealthyWA website for a full list of testing clinics and opening hours (external site).

COVID-19 vaccinations

Vaccination information is available on the WA COVID-19 dashboard (external site).*

People are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.

Media contact: (08) 9222 4333* This dashboard updates at approximately 2pm AWST on weekdays.