WA Health is reporting a total of 1,277 new cases to 4pm last night. There are currently 7,274
active cases in Western Australia.
The latest figures from overnight
show, there were 234 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
Sadly, today’s report includes
one death, dating back to 27 August, which was reported to WA Health yesterday – a man in his 60s.
Regional case data is reported on a weekly basis each Friday, and can be viewed
here:
Of the 1,277 cases, 289 were confirmed
via PCR test, the remaining 988 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
A total of 4,071 PCR tests were
conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
WA has recorded 1,128,199 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.