The Department of Health will transition to a weekly COVID-19 statement from next week, in line with a national approach which is endorsed by Chief Health Officers.
The last daily statement will be Friday 9 September 2022, and the first weekly report will be made available next Friday, 16 September and then every Friday morning.
WA Health is reporting a total of 1,088 new cases to 4pm yesterday. There are currently 5,855 active cases in Western Australia.
The latest figures from overnight show, there were 201 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 7 in ICU.
Sadly, today’s report includes 12 deaths, dating back to 22 July, which were reported to WA Health yesterday – a man in his 70s, a man and a woman in their 80s, three men and five women in their 90s and one woman who was over 100.
Regional case data is reported on a weekly basis each Friday, and can be viewed here:
Of the 1,088 cases, 319 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 769 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
A total of 2,631 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
WA has recorded 1,138,070 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.