WA Health is reporting a total of 5,626 new cases to 8pm last night. There are currently 36,960 active cases in Western Australia.
To 8pm last night, there were 155 people with COVID-19 in hospital, three in ICU.
Total case breakdown
Region Active (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan 31,759 (4,775)
Goldfields 509 (81)
Great Southern 399 (88)
Kimberley 370 (75)
Midwest 375 (51)
Pilbara 725 (118)
South West 886 (123)
Wheatbelt 406 (64)
Notes:
- This data is based on the residential postcode of each case. The case may have an isolation address in another region.
- The remainder of daily cases reported (251) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.
Of the 5,626 cases, 2,829 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 2,797 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
A total 10,661 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
WA has recorded 86,991 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Weekly cases, hospitalisations and ICU snapshots can be viewed via the COVID-19 (coronavirus)
