WA Health is reporting one new case of COVID-19 overnight.
The State’s total now stands at 1112. To date, 1097 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
As of 8pm last night, WA Health was monitoring six active COVID-19 cases, including five people who are in hotel quarantine and one in Fiona Stanley Hospital from the vessel MV Stolt Sakura.
Truck driver
Contact tracing teams are following up 70 close and casual contacts (10 close contacts and 60 casual contacts) of a truck driver who tested positive to COVID-19 in Victoria on 5 October. So far 62 people have returned a negative COVID-19 test result with the other results pending. Close contacts are required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
The driver, who is now in South Australia, was in WA between 30 September and 3 October, was potentially infectious during this time.
The risk to the public is considered to be low.
A list of exposure site (external site) and corresponding public health advice is published on the HealthyWA website. Anyone with concerns can contact 13 COVID.
Returned diplomat
The returned diplomat and family remain in a quarantine facility. Contact tracing has identified 50 close and casual contacts including one family member who tested positive, all others continue to test negative for COVID-19. All close contacts will remain in quarantine for 14 days and will be managed by WA Health public health officials.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 389 people were swabbed at State-run clinics*.
A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website.
COVID-19 vaccinations*
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
Vaccination information:
Directions are being drafted to make vaccinations mandatory for Primary and community health workers.
Border controls
Information about border controls is available online.
Variants
To date, 173 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 104 Delta strain. Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
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* Cumulative testing and daily vaccination data will be reported on Monday, 18 October 2021.
** 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.