South Australia coronovirus update as at 17 June 2021

There has been one case of COVID-19 today, reported from a medi-hotel. There have been a total of 781 cases notified in South Australia.

Today’s case is a woman in her 40s who acquired her infection overseas and has been in a medi-hotel since her arrival. Her case is considered an old infection however it has been added to our case numbers as it was not diagnosed or counted overseas.

A man in his 40s has been transferred to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and is in a stable condition.

A number of exposure sites have been identified in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. To check if you have visited any of the locations of concern, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDcontacttracing.

Case breakdown

  • Total new cases today – 1
  • Total number currently in hospital – 1
  • Total cases to date – 781
  • Recovered cases – 773
  • Deaths – 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday – 4,498
  • Total tests to date – 1,473,704

Active cases

  • Active cases – 4
  • Overseas acquired – 4
  • Close contact – 0
  • Locally acquired (contact unknown) – 0
  • Interstate acquired – 0

Vaccination update

  • Total vaccinations administered to date – 437,650*

* Figure includes both Commonwealth and SA Health administered vaccines.

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