COVID Cases in SA
There have been 1,147 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 14,635 active cases in South Australia.
Sadly, SA Health can confirm a woman in her 80s, a man in his 70s, two men in their 80s and a man in his 90s, who tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away.
There are 224 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 16 people in ICU, and five people requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 125 people are fully vaccinated, 35 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 – 1,147
- Current active cases – 14,635
- Total cases – 115,419
- Total deaths – 133
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, 7,364 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 15.3% decrease on the previous 24 hours.
Vaccination update
Currently 94.6% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine and 91.4% have received their second dose. Boosters have been administered to 61.4% of eligible South Australians and 44.5% of South Australians aged 16+.
If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, please seek testing as soon as possible.
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