WA Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 overnight.
The State’s total remains at 1089. To date, 1077 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
WA Health is monitoring three active COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 810 people were swabbed at State-run clinics. A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website. To date, there have been 1,719,025 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 202,360 are from regional WA.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Yesterday, 23,169 COVID-19 vaccine doses were recorded in WA, of which 11,814 were second doses. The total includes 3547 historic COVID-19 vaccine doses*. These figures represent COVID-19 vaccinations at State-run clinics and doses given as part of the Commonwealth rollout**.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations bookings for Western Australians aged 60 years and above have now been brought forward to tomorrow. From 6.30am, Friday 17 September 2021, people in this age group can visit rollup.wa.gov.au (external site) to register and book an appointment at a State-run COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
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.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Pilbara communities (external site) open this week:
- The Tom Price Community Vaccination Clinic will run from 9am to 6pm, 17 to 21 September, at the Tom Price Community Centre, Central Road.
- The Paraburdoo Community Vaccination Clinic will open 9am to 6pm, 23 September, at Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Avenue.
A new COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Midland (external site) is also 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 replaces the Redcliffe clinic.
Donations to Afghan evacuees
There are strict COVID safety restrictions at WA hotel quarantine facilities and it is important people do not visit these locations, especially during quarantine periods.
The best way to help is to make a financial donation through the Australian Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal (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).
Victoria
Victoria has been elevated to the high-risk (external site) category. Anyone entering from Victoria, or who has travelled through Victoria, in the past 14 days is subject to the following strict conditions to enter WA:
- proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the 72 hours before departure
- proof-of-receipt of at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, where eligible
- a mandatory requirement to use the G2G Now app on arrival in WA
- COVID-19 tests on days two and 12.
Other states
- New South Wales is in the extreme risk (external site) category. This means travel from NSW to WA is not permitted, except under strict conditions.
- The Australian Capital Territory has transitioned to the medium risk (external site) category. Approved travellers aged 12 years and older must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the 72 hours before departure.
- Queensland is a low risk category (external site)
- South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are considered very low risk (external site).
Variants
To date, 154 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 85 Delta strain.
Visit WA Health’s HealthyWA website for the latest information on COVID-19.
