July 18, 2022
WA Health reports a total of 5,514 new cases as of 6 p.m. last night. There are currently 36,630 active cases in Western Australia.
As of 6 p.m. last night, there were 411 people with COVID-19 in the hospital, 19 in the ICU.
Unfortunately, today’s report includes two deaths, which were reported yesterday at WA Health: a woman in her 80s and a man in her 90s.
Total breakdown of cases:
Active Region (new at 18:00 last night) Metropolitan 29,479 (4,308) Goldfields 586 (98) Great Southern 655 (117) Kimberley 397 (85) Midwest 726 (114) Pilbara 956 (156) South West 2421788 (belt 241728))
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 (100) do not yet have an assigned region. The data will continue to be reconfigured as this information is verified.
Of the 5,514 cases, 1,577 were confirmed by the PCR test, the remaining 3,973 were rapid self-reported positive antigen tests.
A total of 5,387 PCR tests were performed yesterday at public or private pathology clinics.
WA has recorded 1,003,678 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
Vaccination information is available on the WA COVID-19 control panel (external site). *
People are advised to make a reservation using Vaccinate WA.
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