WA Health is reporting a total of 7,174 new cases to 8pm last night. There are currently 39,199 active cases in Western Australia.
To 8pm last night, there were 279 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 16 in ICU.
Sadly, today’s report includes six new deaths dating back to 19 May which were reported to WA Health yesterday two men and two women in their 80s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 60s.
WA Health has reclassified two previous deaths as non-COVID related deaths.
Due to confidentiality requirements, no further information on these cases will be released by the Department.
Total case breakdown:
Region Active (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan 31,689 (5,775)
Goldfields 539 (108)
Great Southern 815 (150)
Kimberley 343 (54)
Midwest 1,131 (224)
Pilbara 748 (136)
South West 2,591 (449)
Wheatbelt 872 (162)
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 (115) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.
Of the 7,174 cases, 2,714 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 4,460 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
A total of 9,653 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
WA has recorded 804,149 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.
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