WA Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 overnight.
The State’s total remains at 1094. To date, 1080 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
WA Health is monitoring five active COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine.
A New South Wales truck driver, reported yesterday as returning a positive PCR case for COVID-19, has been counted in NSW totals because he was tested in that state.
The truck driver was in Western Australia from 16 to 18 September. As of 9am today, WA Health has identified 22 close and casual contacts. They are undergoing testing and will remain in quarantine as directed.
So far, one close contact has tested negative to COVID-19 with remaining results pending. Contact tracing is ongoing.
A list of exposure sites and times has been published on the HealthyWA and wa.gov.au websites.
People are urged to check the list of exposure sites and get tested immediately if they have been to one of the sites. A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 747 people were swabbed at State-run clinics. To date, there have been 1,744,441 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 204,807 are from regional WA.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Yesterday, 25,338COVID-19 vaccine doses were recorded in WA, of which 11,040were second doses. The total includes4281 historic COVID-19 vaccine doses*. These figures represent COVID-19 vaccinations at State-run clinics and doses given as part of the Commonwealth rollout**.
There are still about 100 appointments available tomorrow at the Claremont Community Vaccination Clinic. Book your spot at the Claremont Showgrounds by visiting rollup.wa.gov.au (external site).
There will be a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the 2021 Perth Royal Show (external link) which opens on Saturday.
A Roll up for WA information and booking stand will be set up outside Optus Stadium for the grand final (external site), also on Saturday, and the latest vaccination television commercial will be played on the big screens.
Western Australian children aged 12 to 15 years are now eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination (external site). Parents and guardians are encouraged to visit rollup.wa.gov.au (external site) to register and book appointments for their children in this age group.
Walk-in community clinics are available for young people aged 16 years and over (year 11 and 12) and school staff (external site). Bookings are not required but it is recommended registrations are made through a VaccinateWA (external site) account to make it easier to check in. Proof of age is also required.
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Midland (external site) is open 8.30am to 4.30pm seven days at Centrepoint Shopping Centre on Great Eastern Highway. The centre has four-hour free parking, is close to Midland Train Station and has replaced the Redcliffe clinic.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (external site) is now available at selected WA pharmacies. To find a pharmacy offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, visit Vaccine Clinic Finder (external site) or findapharmacy (external site).
New directions make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory (external site) for WA’s port workers who board or work with exposed vessels. A pop-up vaccination clinic will be available at Fremantle Port on 30 September to make it easier for workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
Border controls
New Zealand
In line with all other Australian jurisdictions, travel from New Zealand is now treated as travel from an international location (external site).
Australian states
Variants
To date, 160 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 91 Delta strain.
Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
Follow us on Twitter: WAHealth
* Historic vaccine doses are vaccinations that were administered up to 10 days before the current date but were recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register since the last report.
** 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.