Mark McGowan has pleaded with the public to take COVID seriously as WA recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 14 historic deaths and 15,674 new infections overnight.
Well-connected former Joondalup Health Campus boss Kempton Cowan won’t face court again until mid-June, after Federal Police pushed for more time to investigate allegations he was in possession of child abuse material.
WA has recorded a drop in daily COVID cases with the Department of Health reporting 9,328 new infections overnight, but the number of people with COVID in hospital has risen.
Daily COVID cases in Western Australia have reached a new record, peaking for the second consecutive day as WA Health reports more than 10,000 new infections.
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital will receive a $16.7 million intensive care unit expansion as part of the state government’s bid to alleviate pressure on the health system.
Daily COVID cases have risen again following a drop-off in numbers earlier this week, with WA recording 7,929 new infections overnight as well as one historical death.
A new ministerial taskforce will oversee the distribution of $252 million to address the growing pressure on WA's emergency departments and ambulance ramping.
Plans for the state's first children's hospice show a two-storey facility with a basement as public comment for the $25.5 million proposal starts today.
Mark McGowan has told the state’s workforce it’s time to return to Perth’s CBD, insisting the pandemic peak has passed and the finish line is now in sight.
