About one-third of COVID-19 cases in Western Australia aged under 18, as 9,727 new infections recorded
ABCWestern Australia's COVID-19 cases are still yet to reach their expected peak, with new figures revealing about one-third of last week's infections occurred in children aged under 18. Key points: WA has recorded 9,727 new COVID cases, still short of the 10,000 mark WA has recorded 9,727 new COVID cases, still short of the 10,000 mark A high rate of young people have caught the virus A high rate of young people have caught the virus Revellers flocked to entertainment precincts as restrictions eased COVID-19 hospitalisations and ICU admissions remain steady in WA, with the state still yet to break the 10,000 new daily cases mark. High rate of infections in young people New figures from WA Health have revealed about 35 per cent of last week's COVID infections were reported in children aged under 18. WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 1,159,261 Active cases: 2,550 Cases in hospital: 163 Deaths: 658 Third dose, WA population aged 16+: 83.8 per cent Fourth dose, WA population aged 30+: 31.2 per cent Latest information from the WA Health Department "That's all about making sure we have the right balance of restrictions combined with increasing vaccination levels," he said.