Perth mum's warning after son is rushed to hospital with COVID-19

A Perth mother has urged every parent to vaccinate their children after her son spent days in hospital battling COVID-19.

Jasmine Evans told 9News she initially resisted getting her 12-year-old son Tyson vaccinated out of fear of possible side effects, but she now wishes she had done so.

Tyson fell suddenly last Wednesday when he vomited at school.

HIs mother rushed to pick him up and take him to hospital as his fever and heart rate soared.

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"Once he was in emergency, his heart rate spiked to 200 beats per minute and he just couldn't keep anything down, he was just throwing up and had 40C fevers," his mother said.

Despite a negative rapid antigen test, a PCR confirmed the usually healthy boy had contracted COVID-19.

Tyson spent three days in an isolation bubble known as a ventilation hood.

"He is very sporty and has never been sick ever so it was all pretty terrifying," Ms Evans said.

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The mother said she regretted not getting her son vaccinated.

"I wish I had of done it earlier because I think (of) the result of contracting COVID, it's a lot less life threatening to vaccinate a child."

Perth authorities expect the state to hit a peak of 10,000 COVID-19 cases a day this week, despite cases dipping yesterday.

There were 3602 cases recorded on Sunday, however the lower number has been attributed to lower testing over the weekend, with just 9000 tests conducted across the state.

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