There have been 3,493 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 19,250 active cases in South Australia.
One-hundred-and-twenty-five people with COVID-19 are currently hospitalised, including 12 people in ICU and one requiring a ventilator.
Of those hospitalised, 75 people are fully vaccinated, 37 are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 13 have an unknown vaccination status.
As at 5 January 2021 more than 100 aged care facilities in SA have reported positive COVID-19 cases, with over 200 positive staff members and almost 200 positive residents across all sites.
Total case breakdown
- New cases today – 3,493
- Current active cases – 19,250
- Total cases – 24,745
- Deaths – 8
Variants
Regular genome sampling is taken to monitor the levels of Omicron within South Australia. Eighty one percent of samples taken returned an Omicron result.
*This figure will be updated as results are received, noting results are not reported daily.
COVID SAfe Check-In
Yesterday, 1,652,094 people checked in using the COVID Safe Check in app.
COVID testing
Yesterday, 21,097 people received a PCR test in South Australia, a 1.16% percent increase on the previous 24 hours.
Vaccination update
Currently 92.6% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine, 88.2% have received their second dose and there were 14,134 booster shots given yesterday bring the total booster shots to 181,000.
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.
