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COVID-19 update: 5 April 2022 - WA Health

WA Health is reporting a total of 8,145 new cases to 8pm last night. There are currently 48,049 active cases in Western Australia.

To 8pm last night, there were 242 people with COVID-19 in hospital, six in ICU.

Today’s report also includes five historical deaths dating back to 31 March, which were reported to WA Health yesterday, this includes a man in his 50s, a woman in her 50s, two men in their 70s and a woman in her 80s.

Due to patient confidentiality, no further information will be released by the Department on these deaths.

Total case breakdown:

Region                        Active             (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan                37,514           (6,005)
Goldfields                    1,103             (259)
Great Southern            720               (132)
Kimberley                    1,707             (442)
Midwest                        919              (186)
Pilbara                          1,540           (289)
South West                   2,246           (385)
Wheatbelt                     671              (141)

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 (306) are yet to have a region assigned. Data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.

Of the 8,145 cases, 2,511 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 5,634 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.

A total 18,444 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.

WA has recorded 210,729 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Weekly cases, hospitalisations and ICU snapshots can be viewed here: https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Coronavirusin the ‘Further information, advice and resources’ section (WA COVID-19 data update) at the bottom of the page.

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).*

To spread the demand across clinic operating hours and to avoid excessive wait times, people are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.

ENDS

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

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