Report 5: 2020-21

Transparency Report: Current Status of WA Health’s COVID-19 Response Preparedness

Appendix 1: COVID-19 public information

The Department publishes daily statistics on cases of COVID-19 in WA, through a dashboard and a daily media statement. The dashboard includes statistics on the total number of cases, number of historical cases, sources of infection, and the number of tests conducted in WA. It also presents the number of cases and deaths for Australia and globally (see Department of Health website).

The dashboard allows the public to see the number of WA cases broken down by gender and age, geographic area, and source of infection. Infection sources are divided into 5 categories: overseas travel, interstate travel, at sea (cruise ship/other ocean going commercial vessels), close contact and unknown source. The current reporting does not distinguish between sources of close contact (for example, hospitals, workplaces, general community).

The Department has also published daily media statements on COVID-19 cases since March 2020. The media statements provide information on the number of new cases overnight, their age and gender, infection source, and health status (for example, hospitalisations). The media statements provide some descriptive information, such as whether the cases are a family group, and if relevant, from where travellers had returned.

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