South Australia Covid update as at 23 April 2022

COVID Cases in SA

There have been 3,457 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 28,997 active cases in South Australia.

Sadly, SA Health can confirm a man in his 70s, a man in his 80s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s who tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away.

There are 237 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 12 people in ICU, and one person requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 162 people are fully vaccinated, 69 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 6 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 – 3,457
    • Current active cases – 28,997
    • Total cases – 378,572
    • Total deaths – 314

    Variants

    The latest genome sampling has found around 93% of samples taken were BA.2.

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

    COVID testing

    Yesterday, 11,546 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 3% increase on the previous 24 hours. Of the test results returned yesterday, 2,761 PCR tests were positive, while 696 positive Rapid Antigen Test results were reported.

    Vaccination update

    Vaccination data was not available at the time of release.

    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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