WA Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 overnight.
The State's total remains at 1112. To date, 1099 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
As of last night, WA Health was monitoring four active COVID-19 cases, including three people who are in hotel quarantine and one in Fiona Stanley Hospital from the vessel MV Stolt Sakura.
All contacts of a truck driver who tested positive to COVID-19 in Victoria and was potentially infectious while in WA have returned a negative result. All close contacts have completed 14 days of self-quarantine.
All casual contacts of a returned diplomat who tested positive to COVID-19 have returned a negative result. All close contacts have completed 14 days of self-quarantine. The cases will no longer be reported in the daily statement.
Testing clinics
Yesterday, 344 people were swabbed at State-run clinics. To date, there have been 1,826,820 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 212,374 were in regional WA.
A list of all testing clinics is available on the HealthyWA website.
COVID-19 vaccinations*
Since vaccination numbers were reported on Friday, 15 October, 60,816 COVID-19 vaccine doses were recorded in WA – 32,319 of these were second doses. The total includes 12,726 historic COVID-19 vaccine doses*. These figures represent COVID-19 vaccinations at State-run clinics and doses given as part of the Commonwealth rollout**.
For the latest WA vaccination figures, visit the COVID-19 Coronavirus: Vaccination dashboard (external site)**.
Vaccination information:
- New and expanded COVID-19 vaccination clinics are opening across Perth including
- New clinics open today at Armadale Central Shopping Centre and The Square, Mirrabooka (appointments are preferred but not required)
- A new clinic at Perth Airport for FIFO workers.
- Drop-in appointments are available for everyone aged 12 years and over at the Claremont and Joondalup COVID-19 vaccination community clinics.
- Drop-in community clinics are available for young people aged 16 years and over (year 11 and 12) and school staff (external site).
- Western Australian children aged 12 to 15 years are eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination (external site). Parents and guardians are encouraged to visit rollup.wa.gov.au (external site) to register and book appointments for their children in this age group.
