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Coronavirus crisis: WA records one new case of COVID-19 – PerthNow
The State has recorded one new case of coronavirus overnight, with WA’s tally now at 635.
WA has recorded one new case of coronavirus overnight, with the States tally now at 635.
The Health Department confirmed the new infection was a person who recently returned from overseas travel and is in hotel quarantine.
There are currently 22 active cases in WA and they are all isolating in Perth hotels.
It comes after the State added fours cases of COVID-19 to its tally yesterday, with two new and two historical cases recorded.
To date, 604 people have recorded from the virus.
In Victoria, 273 confirmed cases were recorded overnight, with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirming a man in his 70s had died from the virus – taking the national toll to 108.
The State now has 3799 COVID-19 cases, with 1484 active.
The outbreak in Victoria has prompted Mark McGowan to hold fire on moving to Phase Five of easing restrictions, with the Premier pushing the expected date back to August 1.
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