COVID-19 update 24 October 2021

WA Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 overnight.

The State’s total remains at 1112. To date, 1101 people have recovered from the virus in WA.

As of last night, WA Health was monitoring two active COVID-19 cases, both of whom are in hotel quarantine.

Tasmania

WA Health continues to monitor the situation in Tasmania after a man in his 30s, who breached quarantine, tested positive for COVID-19.

Western Australians who have been at a listed venue at the specified times needs to self-quarantine for 14 days and be tested within 48 hours and at day 12.

Testing clinics

Yesterday, 391 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)**.

As of this week, appointments are no longer required at State-run clinics in metropolitan Perth and regional areas.

Vaccination information:

• New and expanded COVID-19 vaccination clinics are opening across Perth including:
  • Armadale Central Shopping Centre and The Square, Mirrabooka (appointments are preferred but not required)
  • Perth Airport for FIFO workers
  • drop-in appointments for everyone aged 12 years at all WA clinics
  • drop-in community clinics for young people aged 16 years and over (year 11 and 12) and school staff (external site). 
• Western Australian children aged 12 to 15 years are 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.
• There are many regional COVID-19 vaccination clinics open across WA, all with drop-in options.
• The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (external site) is 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).
• For more information on getting your COVID-19 vaccine, visit: https://rollup.wa.gov.au/

Mandatory vaccinations apply to the following workers based on the latest public health advice. Further details are available online.

• Health care workers
• FIFO and other resource sector workers
• Dunsborough school leavers
• Freight, transport and logistics workers
• Port workers who board or work with exposed vessels.

Directions are being drafted to make vaccinations mandatory for most occupations and workforces in Western Australia.

Border controls

The Premier announced this week that Queensland will remain classified as a ‘low risk’ jurisdiction.

Earlier this week, the State Government announced that Western Australia’s controlled interstate border was set to be safely adjusted, pending no further outbreaks, to allow for quarantine-free travel from Queensland. The transition has been paused and the decision will be reviewed on Monday, 25 October 2021.

Information about border controls is available online. 

Variants

To date, 174 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 105 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, 25 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.