❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on active COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, ICU admissions, and ventilation usage. The response provides most data but states ventilation status is recorded only at discharge, making current figures unavailable without diverting resources.
AnsweredQoN 434Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS
— GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
434. Hon
MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(1) As of today, Tuesday, 17 May
2022, how many active COVID-19 cases are there in WA?
(2) How many COVID-19-positive
patients are hospitalised?
(3) Of those identified in (2), how
many are currently receiving intensive care?
(4) Of those identified in (2), how
many are currently being ventilated?
— GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
434. Hon
MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(1) As of today, Tuesday, 17 May
2022, how many active COVID-19 cases are there in WA?
(2) How many COVID-19-positive
patients are hospitalised?
(3) Of those identified in (2), how
many are currently receiving intensive care?
(4) Of those identified in (2), how
many are currently being ventilated?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The Premier has provided the following response.
(1) As at 8.00 pm on Monday, 16 May
2022, there were 88 710 active cases in Western Australia.
(2)–(3) To
8.00 pm on Monday, 16 May 2022, 325 people with COVID-19 were in hospital, of
which 11 were in the intensive care unit.
(4) The
ventilation status of patients with COVID-19 is recorded at discharge.
Therefore, it is not possible in the limited time provided to provide an
accurate number of patients in WA hospitals that are currently receiving
ventilation. Collating this information is a manual process that would require
an unnecessary use and diversion of
frontline health resources. From the start of the pandemic until 11 May 2022,
12 p atients with COVID-19 have required the use of a ventilator in WA
hospitals.
some notice of the question. The Premier has provided the following response.
(1) As at 8.00 pm on Monday, 16 May
2022, there were 88 710 active cases in Western Australia.
(2)–(3) To
8.00 pm on Monday, 16 May 2022, 325 people with COVID-19 were in hospital, of
which 11 were in the intensive care unit.
(4) The
ventilation status of patients with COVID-19 is recorded at discharge.
Therefore, it is not possible in the limited time provided to provide an
accurate number of patients in WA hospitals that are currently receiving
ventilation. Collating this information is a manual process that would require
an unnecessary use and diversion of
frontline health resources. From the start of the pandemic until 11 May 2022,
12 p atients with COVID-19 have required the use of a ventilator in WA
hospitals.
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