WA Health is reporting one new case of COVID-19 overnight – a returned traveller in her 60s who remains in hotel quarantine.
The State’s total now stands at 1088. To date, 1077 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
WA Health is monitoring two active COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine.
Two NSW truck drivers reported as positive cases on Friday, 27 August, have now been cleared. They were included in NSW statistics because they tested positive in that state.
The 25 contacts of the two truck drivers continue to return negative test results.
A list of exposure sites (external site) related to the NSW truck drivers is available on the HealthyWA website. Anyone who visited these sites at the specified times and dates must:
- quarantine immediately for 14 days and get tested on days two and 12
- contact 13 COVID (13 268 43).
South Australia Health has also published a list of exposure sites (external site) after the two truck drivers travelled through the state in recent days.
Returned travellers from South Australia are advised to get tested and self-quarantine for 14 days if they visited any of the exposure sites listed.
Anyone who has been at the South Australian sites (external site) at the specified times is required to:
- self-quarantine at a suitable premises for 14 days from date of exposure
- be tested within 48 hours and on day 12
- wear a mask when transiting to a self-quarantine premises and presenting for COVID-19 testing.
Testing locations are available on the HealthyWA website.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 812 people were swabbed at State-run clinics. A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website. To date, there have been 1,693,253 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 199,972 were from regional WA.
Vaccination
Yesterday, 25,931 vaccine doses were recorded in WA, of which 12,822 were second doses. The total includes 4810 historic vaccine doses*. These figures represent vaccinations at State-run clinics and doses administered through the Commonwealth rollout**.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
A new vaccination clinic in Midland (external site) is open 8.30am to 4.30pm seven days at Centrepoint Shopping Centre on Great Eastern Highway. The centre has four-hour free parking, is close to Midland Train Station and replaces the Redcliffe clinic.
Donations to Afghan evacuees
There are strict COVID safety restrictions at WA hotel quarantine facilities and it is important people do not visit these locations, especially during quarantine periods.
The best way to help is to make a financial donation through the Australian Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal (external site).
Border controls
Truck drivers
There is an extra test requirement for transport, freight and logistics drivers coming into WA from states with a high or extreme risk category.
Drivers who have been in these states in the prior 14 days are required to show proof of a COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours.
If drivers have not received their test result, they are required to undertake a rapid antigen test (RAT) at the WA border at Eucla or Kununurra and wait for a negative result before being granted entry.
If drivers receive a non-negative† RAT result, they will be directed to travel immediately to undertake a PCR test and isolate until they receive a result.
Drivers who have not been in a high-risk or extreme risk jurisdiction in the previous 14 days remain subject to the seven-day testing protocol. Any driver who cannot provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test within the previous five days is required to test within 24 hours of entering WA.
New Zealand
In line with all other Australian jurisdictions, travel from New Zealand is now treated as travel from an international location (external site).
Victoria
Victoria has been elevated to the high-risk (external site) category. Anyone entering from Victoria, or who has travelled through Victoria, in the past 14 days is subject to the following strict conditions to enter WA:
- proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the 72 hours before departure
- proof-of-receipt of at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, where eligible
- a mandatory requirement to use the G2G Now app on arrival in WA
- COVID-19 tests on days two and 12.
Other States
Variants
To date, 154 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 85 Delta strain.
Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
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* Historic vaccine doses are vaccinations that were administered up to 10 days before the current date but were recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register since the last report.
** 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 (external site) is also available to help you.
† A rapid antigen test can return a result other than positive or negative. Any driver who returns a result other than negative will be required to get a PCR test.