The number of new locally acquired COVID cases escalates dramatically in WA, topping 100 for the first time in a single day.
Western Australia has recorded more than 100 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time during the pandemic, as an outbreak of Omicron rapidly escalates.Around 8,000 tests were conducted yesterdayThere were 115 local cases recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, along with 13 travel-related cases, after 7,938 PCR were tests conducted at state-run clinics on Tuesday.It comes after 48 local cases were recorded yesterday.
It follows an eventful first day of Parliament for 2022, which ended with Legalise Cannabis MP Sophia Moermond being suspended from Parliament until at least August 10. The only other MP to refuse to publicly reveal his vaccination status was Liberal MP Nick Goiran, but he has not been suspended which means he is either vaccinated or has a valid medical exemption.
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