South Australia Covid update as at 6 October 2021

There are no new cases of COVID-19 today. There has been a total of 907 cases notified in South Australia.

SA Health has identified an exposure site in South Australia linked to a positive case in a woman in her 40s from Mount Gambier who spent time in Victoria. The exposure site is listed below.

TIER 4 Exposure Site:

If you were at the below location at the specified date and time, you must monitor yourself for symptoms and get tested as soon as they develop.

Mount Gambier – SipnSave (South Eastern Hotel)

  • Friday 1 October – 5.30 pm to 6.05 pm

Total case breakdown

  • Total new cases today – 0
  • Total number currently in hospital – 0
  • Total cases to date – 907
  • Recovered cases – 895
  • Deaths – 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday – 4,619
  • Total tests to date – 2,274,995

Active cases

  • Active cases – 4
  • Overseas acquired – 2
  • Close contact – 0
  • Locally acquired (contact unknown) – 0
  • Interstate acquired – 2
  • Under investigation – 0

Vaccination update

  • Total vaccinations administered – 1,767,376
  • First dose vaccinated (16+) – 69.8%
  • Second dose vaccinated (16+) – 51.7%

All South Australians who have symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested on the day symptoms appear. Symptoms include:

  • Fever or chills (in the absence of an alternative illness that explains these symptoms)
  • An acute respiratory infection e.g. cough, sore throat, runny nose, or shortness of breath
  • Loss of smell or alteration in the sense of taste
  • Diarrhoea and vomiting.
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