The Shire of Murray has recorded its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.
WA Health has changed its online tool overnight, no longer showing actual numbers but a ball park figure. The tool shows the Shire of Murray has between 1 and 5 cases.
There are now at least 27 cases in Mandurah, 18-20 in Rockingham, at least four in Serpentine-Jarrahdale and none in the shires of Waroona and Boddington.
The 'heat map' is an online tool - which can viewed by anyone at healthywa.gov.au - that displays only cases of WA residents and excludes numbers from cruise ships and other non-WA cases.
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Current coronavirus testing criteria changed last Thursday, with all WA residents experiencing a high fever and acute respiratory illness now eligible for testing.
Figures released yesterday show 470 people in WA have contracted the virus, with 170 people having recovered.
Premier Mark McGowan announced another two people had died in WA from the disease; a man and a woman, both in their 70s, one having returned from overseas recently and the other a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
But Mr McGowan said national modelling released by Prime Minister Scott Morrison suggested 30,000 people could have died in WA if no measures were taken to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Across the nation 250,000 lives could have been lost, according to the Premier.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says the significant slowdown in the rate of new cases each day shows the restrictions on daily life and social distancing measures have successfully flattened the curve.
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy this week urged Australians not to ignore any other health issues, saying some GPs are reporting a sudden drop in patients.
"They're very worried that people are so frightened that they're not seeking medical attention," Professor Murphy said.
"You can go and see a doctor. Please don't neglect general medical health conditions."
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John Bonning from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine said elderly people and those with chronic illness should continue having regular clinical reviews, and visit the emergency department if they experience serious symptoms.
"Primary care is still there for your routine needs."