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South Australia Covid update as at 8 October 2021

There are two new cases of COVID-19 today. There has been a total of 909 cases notified in South Australia.

One case is a woman in her 50s who arrived from overseas and is currently in a medi-hotel. Her case is potentially an historical case but has been added to our case numbers as it has not been counted overseas.

Our second case is a man in his 60s who is a commercial transport worker who lives in SA and returned from NSW overnight. He is currently in a medi-hotel. Six public exposure sites have been identified and will shortly be uploaded at .

Total case breakdown

  • Total new cases today – 2
  • Total number currently in hospital – 0
  • Total cases to date – 909
  • Recovered cases – 896
  • Deaths – 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday – 6,315
  • Total tests to date – 2,294,488

Active cases

  • Active cases – 5
  • Overseas acquired – 2
  • Close contact – 0
  • Locally acquired (contact unknown) – 0
  • Interstate acquired – 3
  • Under investigation – 0

Vaccination update

  • Total vaccinations administered – 1,827,995
  • First dose vaccinated (16+) – 71.7%
  • Second dose vaccinated (16+) – 53.7%
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