The Department of Health has reported no new cases of COVID-19 overnight in WA.
The State’s total remains at 1018.
WA Health is monitoring no active cases of COVID-19 – 1009 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
Yesterday, 730 people were swabbed at WA Health COVID clinics.
There have been 1,231,907 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 157,329 were from regional WA.
Western Australians have responded positively following the State Government’s decision to provide people 30 to 49 years with access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
Almost 74,500 people have booked a vaccination appointment with WA Health since the announcement on 8 June. Information about vaccine eligibility and bookings is available at HealthyWA.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard.*
WA Health has previously advised it is taking a cautious approach to a previously confirmed case of COVID-19.
The man spent only a short time in the community, visited only a few places and wore a mask. He has returned to hotel quarantine based on an abundance of caution. Contact tracing is underway, again as a precaution.
Previously all cases were cleared of their infection based on the national guidelines which does not always involve a test before completing their isolation. A pre-clearance test will now be performed in all cases.
The man does not have a variant of concern and was previously vaccinated against COVID-19.
To date, 96 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – 53 of the Alpha (UK variant) strain, 15 of the Beta (South African variant) strain, one of the Gamma (Brazilian variant) strain and 27 of the Delta (Indian variant) strain.
Potential exposure sites are listed on the HealthyWA website.
A list of testing clinics is also available on the HealthyWA website.
Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
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*Note 1: WA vaccination data for the WA COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard is sourced from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). AIR is a national register maintained by the Australian Government that records all vaccines given to all people in Australia. WA data includes all COVID-19 vaccinations in WA, whether administered by WA Health, Australian Government providers or other providers (including GPs). WA previously reported only WA Health data. Note that the dashboard does not update until after 2pm Monday to Friday. A vaccine dashboard data interpretation guide is also available to help you.