| COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Traffic sign in Perth advising of regional travel bans, May 2020 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Western Australia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Perth |
| Confirmed cases | 1,356,147 (as of 3 November 2023)[1] |
| Active cases | 231 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Hospitalised cases | 89 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Critical cases | 1 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Recovered | 1,354,675 (as of 3 November 2023) |
Deaths | 1,241 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Fatality rate | 0.09% |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Western Australia (WA) confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, and its first death on 1 March. On 15 March, premier Mark McGowan declared a state of emergency. On 24 March, Western Australia closed its borders to the rest of Australia, and on 1 April, the state implemented borders between regions in the state. By mid-April 2020, the state had eliminated community transmission of COVID-19, becoming one of the few places in the world to do so. There were only a handful of cases of community transmission in the state after mid-April,[2] until late December 2021 when a tourist caused an outbreak that led to the cancelling of some New Year's Eve events, and the re-imposing of mask wearing rules in Perth and the Peel region.[3]
Western Australia's low case numbers were attributed to a swift introduction of restrictions by authorities, a strict state border policy, and its isolation.[2] During May 2022, Western Australia experienced sharply rising cases amongst the highest per capita cases seen anywhere in the world throughout the pandemic.[4]
- ^ "WA COVID-19 Dashboard". WA Department of Health. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b McNeill, Heather (27 August 2020). "A timeline of WA's COVID-19 response: Was our success luck, good management, or a bit of both?". WAtoday. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Western Australia records five new local COVID-19 cases as exposure sites grow". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Explainer: why are Covid infection rates in Australia so high compared with other countries?". the Guardian. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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