01 July 2022

COVID-19 update 1 July 2022

WA Health is reporting a total of 5,072 new cases to 6pm last night. There are currently 28,162 active cases in Western Australia.

To 6pm last night, there were 217 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 10 in ICU.

Sadly, today’s report includes two deaths, dating back to 27 June, which were reported to WA Health yesterday.

This includes a man in his 90s and a woman in her 70s.

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

Total case breakdown:

Region                        Active            (new to 6pm last night)
Metropolitan                23,280               (4,196)
Goldfields                         402                    (71)
Great Southern                532                     (96)
Kimberley                         213                     (39)
Midwest                            691                   (116)
Pilbara                              511                    (111)
South West                    1,488                   (249)
Wheatbelt                         584                    (117)

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

Of the 5,072 cases, 1,841 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 3,231 were self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.

A total of 6,023 PCR tests were conducted at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.

WA has recorded 908,851 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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).*

People are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.

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