COVID-19 update 3 July 2022

WA Health is reporting a total of 4,390 new cases to 6pm last night. There are currently 29,942 active cases in Western Australia.

To 6pm last night, there were 223 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 9 in ICU.

No deaths were reported to WA Health yesterday.

Total case breakdown:

Region                          Active          (new to 6pm last night)
Metropolitan                  24,937               (3,684)
Goldfields                          410                      (45)
Great Southern                 552                     (73)
Kimberley                          232                     (40)
Midwest                             668                      (84)
Pilbara                               566                      (74)
South West                     1,598                   (248)
Wheatbelt                          583                     (86)

Notes

1. This data is based on the residential postcode of each case. The case may have an isolation address in another region.
2. The remainder of daily cases reported (56) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.

Of the 4,390 cases, 1,554 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 2,836 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.

A total of 4,008 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.

WA has recorded 918,071 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Anyone experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. Visit the HealthyWA website for a full list of testing clinics and opening hours (external site).

COVID-19 vaccinations

Vaccination information is available on the WA COVID-19 dashboard (external site).*

People are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.

Media contact: (08) 9222 4333* This dashboard updates at approximately 2pm AWST on weekdays.