WA COVID weekly update: 18 August to 24 August

🔹New cases: 735 (+24)
🔹Deaths: 7 (-4)
🔹Total deaths: 1,238 (+7)
🔹Active cases: 348 (-58)
🔹Hospital: 49 (-10)
🔹ICU: (no data)

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 4 August to 10 August

🔹New cases: 677 (+160)
🔹Deaths: 10 (-1)
🔹Total deaths: 1,220 (+10)
🔹Active cases: 405 (+125)
🔹Hospital: 59 (-2)
🔹ICU: 3 (+1)

Sadly, this week’s report to 4pm yesterday includes 10 deaths, dating back to July 2022, which were reported to WA Health in the last week, aged from 60 to 81 years.

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

"West Australian Premier Roger Cook says his government has been vindicated after an 8 month, behind-closed-doors review of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic."

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/western-australia/cook-says-wa-covid-response-vindicated-as-review-heaps-praise-on-government-20230809-p5dv61.html

WA COVID weekly update: 21 July to 27 July

🔹New cases: 697 (-54)
🔹Deaths: 60 (+60)
🔹Total deaths: 1,199 (+60)
🔹Active cases: 368 (-76)
🔹Hospital: 100 (-4)
🔹ICU: 2 (-1)

Sadly, this week’s report to 4pm yesterday includes 60 deaths*, dating back to March 2022, which were reported to WA Health in the last week, aged from 29 to 101 years.

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 14 July to 20 July

🔹New cases: 751 (-183)
🔹Deaths: 4 (-2)
🔹Total deaths: 1,139 (+4)
🔹Active cases: 444 (-61)
🔹Hospital: 104 (+9)
🔹ICU: 3 (+0)

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 7 July to 13 July

🔹New cases: 934 (-231)
🔹Deaths: 6 (+0)
🔹Total deaths: 1,135 (+6)
🔹Active cases: 505 (-167)
🔹Hospital: 95 (-27)
🔹ICU: 3 (+2)

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

COVID WA: State Government’s ongoing cost of COVID RATs an exorbitant waste of money - By Caitlyn Rintoul

#COVID19WA #RATs

Source: https://thewest.com.au/opinion/caitlyn-rintoul-state-governments-ongoing-cost-of-covid-rats-an-exorbitant-waste-of-money-c-11173369

WA COVID weekly update: 30 June to 6 July

🔹New cases: 1,165 (-179)
🔹Deaths: 6 (+4) 6
🔹Total deaths: 1,129 (+6)
🔹Active cases: 672 (-103)
🔹Hospital: 122 (-25)
🔹ICU: 1 (-2)

#COVID19WA @auscovid19
Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 16 June to 22 June

🔹New cases: 1,644 (-700)
🔹Deaths: 4 (-3)
🔹Total deaths: 1,121 (+4)
🔹Active cases: 871 (-395)
🔹Hospital: 152 (-39)
🔹ICU: 3 (+0)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 9 June to 15 June

🔹New cases: 2,344 (-670)
🔹Deaths: 7 (+0)
🔹Total deaths: 1,117 (+7)
🔹Active cases: 1,266 (-386)
🔹Hospital: 191 (-8)
🔹ICU: 3 (-3)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 2 June to 8 June

🔹New cases: 3,014 (-753)
🔹Deaths: 7* (-8)
🔹Total deaths: 1,110 (+7)
🔹Active cases: 1,652 (-449)
🔹Hospital: 199 (-32)
🔹ICU: 6 (+3)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 26 May to 1 June

🔹New cases: 3,767 (-719)
🔹Deaths: 15* (-15)
🔹Total deaths: 1,103 (+30)
🔹Active cases: 2,101 (-397)
🔹Hospital: 231 (-9)
🔹ICU: 3 (-4)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 19 May to 25 May

🔹New cases: 4,486 (+394)
🔹Deaths: 30* (+25)
🔹Total deaths: 1,088 (+30)
🔹Active cases: 2,498 (+53)
🔹Hospital: 240 (+24)
🔹ICU: 7 (+0)

*Sadly, this week’s report to 4pm yesterday includes 30 deaths, dating back to 22 May 2022, which were reported to WA Health in the past week, aged from 39 to 97 years.

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

"West Aussies complain about returning to the office after COVID-19 hybrid arrangements"

#COVID19WA

Source: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/west-aussies-complain-about-returning-to-the-office-after-covid-19-hybrid-arrangements-c-10755695

WA COVID weekly update: 12 May to 18 May

🔹New cases: 4,092 (+129)
🔹Deaths: 5 (-9)
🔹Total deaths: 1,058 (+5)
🔹Active cases: 2,445 (+98)
🔹Hospital: 216 (+6)
🔹ICU: 7 (+7)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

WA COVID weekly update: 28 Apr to 4 May

🔹New cases: 3,804 (+231)
🔹Deaths: 11 (+6)
🔹Total deaths: 1,039 (+11)
🔹Active cases: 2,189 (+134)
🔹Hospital: 204 (+17)
🔹ICU: 0 (-8)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

"10 warehouses full of rapid antigen tests (RATs): Did WA ignore common sense during COVID?"

#COVID19WA

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/western-australia/ten-warehouses-infested-with-rats-did-wa-ignore-common-sense-during-covid-20230503-p5d58b.html

WA COVID weekly update: 21 Apr to 27 Apr

🔹New cases: 3,573 (+440)
🔹Deaths: 5 (-8)
🔹Total deaths: 1,028 (+5)
🔹Active cases: 2,055 (+216)
🔹Hospital: 187 (+41)
🔹ICU: 8 (+6)

#COVID19WA

Source: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/News/Media-releases-listing-page

COVID-19: Arcturus arrives in WA, joining other sub-variants in the viral melting pot

“As at 17 April 2023, the department had received 8 notifications of the XBB.1.16 sub-variant in WA for the first time,” a WA Health spokesperson said on Saturday.

#COVID19WA #XBB116 #Arcturus

Source: https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/covid-19-arcturus-arrives-in-wa-joining-other-sub-variants-in-the-viral-melting-pot-c-10425483

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COVID-19: Wastewater surveillance indicates under-reporting of infections as hospitalisations increase.

WA Health officials have acknowledged a degree of under-reporting by COVID-19 infected West Australians.

#COVID19WA #WastewaterSurveillance

Source: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/covid-19-wa-cases-increased-by-3000-over-easter-despite-actual-numbers-being-underestimated-c-10419386