COVID-19 update – 8 July 2020

The Department of Health has reported two new active cases of COVID-19 overnight, along with one historical case, bringing the State’s total to 624.

The two new cases are returned overseas travellers currently in hotel quarantine. Both cases are returning Western Australians from the metropolitan area.

The historical case was identified through serology testing and relates to an overseas traveller who returned to Western Australia in April.

There are now 13 active COVID-19 cases in Western Australia, all in hotel quarantine.

To date, 602 people have recovered from the virus in WA.

Yesterday 630 people presented to WA COVID-19 clinics – 608 were assessed and 604 were swabbed.

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To date there have been 200,887 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those tested, 34,929 were from regional WA.

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