WA Health is reporting a total of 3,434 new cases to 6pm last night. There are currently 27,167 active cases in Western Australia.
To 6pm last night, there were 234 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 8 in ICU.
Sadly, today’s report includes five deaths, dating back to 17 June, which were reported to WA Health yesterday.
This includes a man and woman in their 90s, two women in their 80s and a man in his 60s.
Due to confidentiality requirements, no further information on these cases will be released by the Department.
Total case breakdown:
Region Active (new to 6pm last night)
Metropolitan 22,326 (2,842)
Goldfields 406 (62)
Great Southern 533 (68)
Kimberley 175 (26)
Midwest 781 (82)
Pilbara 395 (47)
South West 1,564 (186)
Wheatbelt 575 (78)
Notes
- This data is based on the residential postcode of each case. The case may have an isolation address in another region.
- The remainder of daily cases reported (43) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.
Of the 3,434 cases, 957 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 2,477 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
A total of 4,647 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
WA has recorded 887,743 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.