WA records 62 local COVID-19 cases among a total of 75 new infections
The WA Education DepartmentParents at Allanson Primary School near Collie, 200 kilometres south of Perth, were told on the weekend that there had been a case at the school.WA Health said there were "low" testing figures yesterday, with just 4,351 people being swabbed with PCR tests.Of the new cases recorded today, 10 were self-reported rapid antigen tests .
There are now three aged care facilities with identified cases in WA, including The Cove run by provider Brightwater in Mandurah, south of Perth.Brightwater said it was awaiting PCR test results of all residents at The Cove facility to determine if COVID-19 had spread within its site.Two cases of COVID19 have been detected at The Cove aged care facility in Mandurah.
"I'm expecting additional cases. I'm hoping not, but I'm expecting additional cases. This is a very contagious virus," she told ABC Radio Perth. She said the site was locked down and all staff were undergoing rapid antigen tests before they came to work.
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