WA Health is reporting a total of 51 local cases and 48 travel-related cases to 8pm last night.
ONE death has been reported.
The patient had underlying medical conditions and WA Health does not have a record of vaccination. The patient is not connected to the Juniper Aged Care outbreak.
It’s the second death of a Western Australian who acquired the virus locally since the start of the Pandemic.
Of the new local cases, 44 are linked to close contacts, and seven are being investigated.
Today’s new cases include 23 self-reported RATs, primarily interstate travellers.
WA Health continues to work closely with The Juniper Residential Aged Care Facility and the Commonwealth Government on the Bentley COVID-19 outbreak.
Authorities continue to monitor and advise. All cases and their identified close contacts are in quarantine.
Some of the new local cases were infectious in the community. WA Health is urging anyone with symptoms to seek a PCR test. Today’s figures bring the State’s total number of active COVID-19 cases to 482. Currently, there’s no one in hospital.
WA has recorded 2,140 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with 1,648 recovering from the virus.
Exposure sites
WA Health’s contact tracing team continues to identify exposure sites linked to new cases. Please continue to regularly check the HealthyWA website for updated or new exposure sites.
WA Health does not list exposure sites where it has identified all potential contacts or locations that can identify individuals who were there. People with symptoms should get tested immediately.
People who receive a text message from WA Health advising they have attended an exposure site must follow the instructions, even if the site is not listed on HealthyWA.
Testing advice
Anyone in the Perth, Peel, Wheatbelt and the South West regions – experiencing any symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. This applies to anyone symptomatic – even if you have not visited a listed exposure site.
A full list of testing clinics and opening hours is available on HealthyWA website.
Testing figures
5,311 people received PCR tests at WA clinics yesterday.
Vessels
WA Health is monitoring the condition of crew onboard the Ballard, a tanker vessel off the South West coast.
Authorities are in regular contact with the tanker, which is to be anchored off Bunbury until it is given approval to berth and offload.
SafeWA
Yesterday, 2,106,849 scans were recorded on the SafeWA app.
Border controls
Information about Western Australia’s controlled border arrangements, conditions of entry and quarantine is available online.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Since last reported yesterday, there has been a total of 28,537 vaccinations have been administered.
A third dose “vaccination blitz” is underway. During this time an extra 40,000 appointments are available at State-run clinics.
This will boost weekly capacity of State-run clinics to around 100,000 doses.
Demand for vaccinations and third doses is increasing. To spread the demand across clinic operating hours and to avoid excessive wait times, people are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.
Based on the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendations, Western Australians 16 years and older are eligible for their COVID-19 booster vaccination, three months following their second dose.
Vaccination is the best defence against serious illness or death relating to COVID-19 and we encourage everyone that is eligible for their third dose not to delay and to book an appointment on VaccinateWA.
Vaccinations are also available at GPs, pharmacies and community clinics.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**. For the latest Commonwealth data visit the Vaccination Numbers and Statistics website.
Children’s vaccinations
Parents are encouraged to book their children in for a vaccination as soon as possible via VaccinateWA.
Mandatory vaccination information
A mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for most occupations and workforces in WA is being introduced in a phased approach. For more information on getting your COVID-19 vaccine, visit: https://rollup.wa.gov.au/.
Variants
To date, 671 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 464 Omicron strain, 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 138 Delta strain.
Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
**A vaccine dashboard data interpretation guide (external site) is also available to help you.