Western Australia Health reported a total of 758 new cases to the health department at 4pm on Friday. There are currently 6,091 active cases in Western Australia.
COVID-19 hospital records indicate 201 people with COVID-19 in in the living room, including 5 in ICU.
Two deaths were reported to WA Health yesterday, occurring on 29 August. Two men aged over 70 died.
On a weekly basis, regional case data is reported for each region. This can be viewed here,
Out of 758 cases, 203 were confirmed via PCR test, the remaining 565 are self-reported positive rapid antigen tests.
1,369 PCR tests were performed at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.
Western Australia is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
