South Australia coronovirus update as at 19 April 2021

There have been six new cases of COVID-19 today, all reported from medi-hotels. There have been a total of 688 cases notified in South Australia.

Today’s cases include a man in his 60s, a man in his 50s, a woman in her 50s, a woman in her 20s, and two children. All six cases acquired their infections overseas and have been in medi-hotels since their arrival.

A man in his 40s remains in the Royal Adelaide Hospital ICU, in a stable condition.

For more updates and testing requirements, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidcontacttracing.

Case breakdown

  • Total new cases today – 6
  • Total number currently in hospital – 1
  • Total cases to date – 688
  • Recovered cases – 665
  • Deaths – 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday – 2,124
  • Total tests to date – 1,232,250

Active cases

  • Active cases – 19
  • Overseas acquired – 19
  • Close contact – 0
  • Locally acquired (contact unknown) – 0
  • Interstate acquired – 0

Vaccination update

  • Total vaccinations administered to date – 119,102
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