There have been 62 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 recorded in Western Australia, the highest daily number yet.
Key points:
- The 62 new local cases top the previous daily high of 51 from Friday
- There were just 4,351 tests at COVID clinics yesterday, WA Health says
- A third aged care centre is awaiting test results after recording cases
Another 13 cases linked to interstate travel have also been reported, bringing the total number of new infections in the state to 75.
One of the new local cases is not yet linked to any previous cases and is under investigation.
The previous high number of new local cases in a single day came last Friday, when 51 infections were reported.
The South West region has recorded one new case, a person who was infectious in the community.
The WA Education Department confirmed there had been a case of COVID-19 at a primary school in the region.
Parents 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.
There are now 509 active cases in WA, but none are in hospital.
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 (RATs).
There are now three aged care facilities with identified cases in WA, including The Cove run by provider Brightwater in Mandurah, south of Perth.
More cases expected at aged care home
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.
Brightwater CEO Jennifer Lawrence said there were other residents with symptoms.
"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 RATs before they came to work.
"We've had no positive staff to date. We've been preparing for this for a long while and we've learnt a lot from what's happened on the east coast, so we are as prepared as we'll ever be for an outbreak," she said.
Ms Lawrence said they still did not know how coronavirus got into the facility, and both infected residents are recovering.
"One is not very sick at all, one has a cough and a slight temperature," she said.
"Both are fully vaccinated, including a booster. At the Cove there's 131 residents, all of them are vaccinated bar 11, and those 11 are just waiting for their booster because they're not due yet." she said.
She said residents would be kept in their rooms as a precaution until test results came back today.
The Cove outbreak comes after the Juniper Residential Aged Care facility in Bentley detected cases in a resident and a staff member on Wednesday.
Yesterday a case was also confirmed at a third aged care centre, Coolibah Care, which is also in Mandurah.
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