There have been 154 new cases of COVID-19 reported today. There have been 1,554 cases reported in South Australia to date.
Today’s cases are 21 children, two teenagers, 68 women aged between 18 and 62 and 63 men aged between 18 and 65.
Of these, one case acquired their infection overseas, 16 cases acquired their infection within South Australia and are known contacts of a positive case, seven acquired their infection in South Australia with contacts unknown, three cases acquired their infection interstate and 127 cases are under investigation.
Three men in their 30s, 50s and 60s and two women in their 30s and 90s are at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
SA Health has a joint protocol in place with the Commonwealth to ensure we can respond quickly and effectively to COVID-19 cases in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF). We also work collaboratively with the aged care sector in our outbreak response.
To date, six Residential Aged Care Facility residents have tested positive to COVID-19, all from one site. Of those residents, one is being cared for in hospital and the remaining five are receiving specialised care at the facility with the support of SA Health.
When an RACF resident tests positive to COVID-19, a Response Coordination Team is activated and a Health Rapid Response Team can be deployed to site to assess the situation and provide support as required. SA Health works with the aged care provider to ensure the resident receives the best possible care and that other residents are protected against the risk of COVID-19 transmission. In many cases, SA Health will be able to support the RACF to continue to care for the resident in their own home, while transfer to hospital is available where required.
We encourage anyone who has been out in the community to monitor closely for symptoms and get tested as soon as soon as they appear.
Norwood cluster cases
- Total cases – 40
Total Omicron cases
- Total cases – 8
New case breakdown
- New cases today – 154
- New cases vaccinated – 53
- New cases unvaccinated – 14
- Vaccination status unknown – 87
- Overseas acquired – 1
- Locally acquired – 23
- Interstate acquired – 3
- Under investigation – 127
- Unlinked – 0
Total case breakdown
- Total new cases since 23 November – 632
- Total active cases – 556
- Total cases – 1,554
- Deaths – 4
- Tests carried out yesterday – 17,933
Hospitalisation and Health System statistics
- Total cases in hospital – 5
- Total cases in ICU – 0
- Total cases ventilated – 0
Quarantine breakdown
- Cases in home quarantine – 485
- Cases in supervised quarantine – 47
- Close contacts identified – 2,097
Vaccination update
- First dose vaccinated (12+) – 92%
- Second dose vaccinated (12+) – 86.4%
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.
