South Australia coronovirus update as at 19 July 2021

There have been three new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 today.

Today's new cases includes a man in his 80s, who returned from overseas and completed hotel quarantine in New South Wales before returning to South Australia.

In addition, two close contacts have tested positive late this afternoon, a man and a woman both in their 50s.

Two historical infections identified in a medi-hotel have also been added to our case numbers as they've not been counted elsewhere.

We have identified a number of exposure locations associated with this positive case. To check if you have visited any of the locations of concern, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDcontacttracing.

Locally acquired cases

  • Total new cases today - 3

Total case breakdown

  • Total new cases today - 5
  • Total number currently in hospital - 1
  • Total cases to date - 836
  • Recovered cases - 816
  • Deaths - 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday - 7,166
  • Total tests to date - 1,713,542

Active cases

  • Active cases - 16
  • Overseas acquired - 13
  • Close contact - 0
  • Locally acquired (contact unknown) - 0
  • Interstate acquired - 0
  • Under investigation - 3

Vaccination update

  • Total vaccinations administered to date - 728,716*

* Figure includes both Commonwealth and SA Health administered vaccines.

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