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Western Australia coronovirus update as at 4 February 2021
The Department of Health has reported zero cases of community transmission of COVID-19 overnight. There are two new confirmed cases related to overseas travel.
The positive cases – a man in his 60s and a child –travelled to Perth from overseas and are in hotel quarantine. The State’s total is now 906.
Contact tracing around case #903 has identified 489 close and casual contacts. Most have now returned negative results and WA Health is following up with those contacts who are still waiting on test results.
Note: A close contact is someone who has had face-to-face contact of any duration with a confirmed case OR someone who has shared an enclosed space for more than an hour with a confirmed case during their infectious period.
Perth Lockdown Day 4 Recap: No New Cases, Post-Lockdown Plan Announcement Tonight
Today was a quiet day and then a busy day on the Perth COVID-19 front.
Earlier today Mark McGowan announced Western Australia had again recorded zero new local COVID-19 cases overnight, providing promising signs that Perth could come out of full lockdown on Friday after four consecutive days of zero local cases.
A total of over 37,000 tests have been conducted over the duration of the Perth lockdown to date with still 0 new cases identified.
Though Mr McGowan was quick to point out that things won’t be back straight away.