WA Health is reporting one new case of COVID-19 overnight.
The new case, a man is his 30s from overseas, is in hotel quarantine.
The State’s total stands at 1113. To date, 1103 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
Tasmania
WA Health has contacted 67 Western Australian travellers from Qantas flight QF1017 from Hobart to Perth at 4pm on Sunday, 14 November, arriving in Perth at 5:35pm following Hobart Airport being listed as an exposure site.
As a precaution, they have been instructed to get tested and self-quarantine for 14 days.
This is in relation to a person who travelled from Brisbane to Hobart on 14 November who returned a positive COVID-19 test. The case was potentially infectious at Hobart Airport between 12.15pm and 2.25pm.
To date, all contacts who are still in WA have had an initial test and will be monitored by WA Health. People who have recently returned from Tasmania should monitor symptoms and if they feel unwell, get tested and quarantine.
Anyone who has been to an exposure location listed on the Tasmania website (external site) should quarantine until they have been advised otherwise by Public Health.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 98 people were swabbed at State-run clinics.
A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website.
COVID-19 vaccinations*
A new clinic opened in Ellenbrook today.
Since vaccination numbers were reported on Friday, 12 November, 41,837 COVID-19 vaccine doses were recorded in WA – 26,353 of these were second doses. The total includes 5302 historic COVID-19 vaccine doses*. These figures represent COVID-19 vaccinations at State-run clinics and doses given as part of the Commonwealth rollout**.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
Bookings are preferred but appointments are no longer required at State-run clinics in metropolitan Perth and regional areas.
Vaccination information:
- COVID-19 booster vaccines are available at state-run clinics
- New and expanded COVID-19 vaccination clinics have opened or will open soon including:
- New clinic at Ellenbrook Central Shopping Centre (external site) opened today
- pop-up clinics at select Bunnings stores
- Armadale Central Shopping Centre, Canning Vale Market Super City, Carramar Village Shopping Centre, The Square, Mirrabooka
- Perth Airport for FIFO workers, and
- drop-in appointments for everyone aged 12 years and older at all WA clinics.
- 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.
