WA recorded 8731 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, lower than Thursday’s figures, while two historic deaths were announced and hospitalisations down from 219 on Thursday to 211, with seven people in intensive care on Friday.

Premier Mark McGowan said 14,874 people had PCR tests on Thursday, with 3645 returning positive results, and the remaining 5086 cases detected via RATs.

More than 6 million vaccination doses were administered in WA, while 86 per cent of eligible people had received their booster dose, the highest uptake rate in Australia.

Children suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 who need face-to-face health checks can also now visit special clinics, as parents of school children remain wary of a lack of guidance from education authorities on how to keep classrooms safe ahead of Easter holidays commencing next Friday amid the Omicron peak.

On Friday the Millsy at Midday program revealed a novel approach a group of Brisbane dads had taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at their kids’ school, through a basic scientific approach using smoke machines and fans in classrooms.

Tap PLAY below to hear more on the school’s successful approach to staying COVID free.  

This is our WA COVID-19 update for Friday, 1 April 2022.

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— Mark McGowan (@MarkMcGowanMP) April 1, 2022