COVID Cases in SA
There have been 3,175 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 28,113 active cases in South Australia.
Sadly, SA Health can confirm a man in his 70s, two men in their 80s, two women in their 80s and a woman in her 90s who tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away.
There are 247 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 11 people in ICU, with one person requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 173 people are fully vaccinated, 67 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 7 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 – 3,175
- Current active cases – 28,113
- Total cases – 385,770
- Total deaths – 325
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, 7,471 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 16% decrease on the previous 24 hours. Of the test results returned yesterday, 1,760 PCR tests were positive, while 1,415 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.
