South Australia Covid update as at 2 March 2022

COVID Cases in SA

There have been 2,075 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 16,938 active cases in South Australia.

Sadly, SA Health can confirm a man in his 50s and a man in his 70s, who tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away.

There are 112 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including nine people in ICU, and one person requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 64 people are fully vaccinated, 16 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 32 have an unknown vaccination status.

Due to a reconfiguration of the data, the total number of cases has been readjusted.

    Total case breakdown

    • New cases today – 2,075
    • Current active cases – 16,938
    • Total cases – 151,934
    • Total deaths – 181

    Variants

    Regular genome sampling is taken to monitor the levels of Omicron within South Australia. 97% of samples taken returned an Omicron result.

    *This figure will be updated as results are received, noting results are not reported daily.

    COVID testing

    Yesterday, 12,125 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 21% increase on the previous 24 hours. Of the test results returned yesterday, 1,555 PCR tests were positive, while 520 positive Rapid Antigen Test results were reported.

    Vaccination update

    Currently 94.7% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine and 92% have received their second dose. Boosters have been administered to 68.2% of eligible South Australians and 56.5% of South Australians aged 16+.

    If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, please seek testing as soon as possible.

    Find your nearest testing site at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDtesting.

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