COVID-19 update – 4 April 2020

The Department of Health has reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the State’s total to 436.

Of these confirmed cases, five are from the Artania, 12 are from metropolitan Perth, 1 is from the Kimberley region and 1 is from the Pilbara region.  

Outside of the Artania cases, four of today’s cases are related to cruise ships and four to overseas travel. One is still under investigation.

As with all new confirmed cases, contact tracing is underway.

There are currently 58 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Perth metropolitan hospitals, with 18 in ICU.

To date, 16,815 Western Australians have tested negative for COVID-19. Of these 2,409 are from regional WA.

WA has 92 recovered cases.

See WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19 and self-isolation.

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