COVID Cases in SA
There have been 1,289 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 16,041 active cases in South Australia.
Sadly, SA Health can confirm two women aged in their 80s, who tested positive for COVID-19, has passed away.
There are 218 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 16 people in ICU and four people requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 121 people are fully vaccinated, 33 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 64 have an unknown vaccination status.
Due to a reconfiguration of the data, the total number of cases have been readjusted.
Total case breakdown
- New cases today – 1,289
- Current active cases – 16,041
- Total cases – 112,774
- Total deaths – 127
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, 8,582 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 9.8% decrease on the previous 24 hours.
Vaccination update
Latest vaccination numbers from the Commonwealth have not been made available today.
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
