July 13, 2022
WA Health reports a total of 6,880 new cases at 6pm last night. There are currently 34,375 active cases in Western Australia.
As of 6 p.m. last night, there were 320 people with COVID-19 in the hospital, 10 in the ICU.
Unfortunately, today’s report includes six new deaths, dating back to June 26, that were reported yesterday to WA Health: a woman in her 90s, two men and two women in her 80s and a man in about 60.
Total breakdown of cases:
Active Region (new at 18:00 last night) Metropolitan 28,187 (5,404) Goldfields 581 (125) Great Southern 494 (106) Kimberley 247 (67) Midwest 788 (150) Pilbara 762 (344) South West ( belt 494.11))
Notes
- These data are based on the residential zip code of each case. The case may have an isolation address in another region.
- The remaining reported daily cases (118) do not yet have an assigned region. The data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.
Of the 6,880 cases, 2,548 were confirmed by PCR testing, the remaining 4,332 were rapid self-reported positive antigen tests.
A total of 8,300 PCR tests were performed yesterday at public or private pathology clinics.
WA has reported 974,334 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Anyone who has symptoms should be tested immediately and isolated until they receive a negative result. Visit the HealthyWA website for a complete list of test clinics and opening hours (external site).
Vaccines against COVID-19
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People are advised to make a reservation using Vaccinate WA.
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