There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today, both reported from a medi-hotel. There have been a total of 576 cases notified in South Australia.
Today's cases are a man in his 20's who has recently returned from overseas and a woman in her 20's who is a close contact from a previous case. Both cases have been in a medi-hotel since their arrival.
Further testing on a previous case from Victoria has confirmed the result represents an old infection and as this case has already been reported in VIC, it will be removed from our total case numbers.
Following a reconciliation of testing numbers, a total of 1,610 tests have been removed from the total testing number. Total tests are now 830,746.
Case breakdown
- Total new cases today - 2
- Total number currently in hospital - 1
- Total cases to date - 576
- Recovered cases - 565
- Deaths - 4
- Tests carried out yesterday - 5,996
- Total tests to date - 830,746
Active cases
- Active cases - 7
- Overseas acquired - 7
- Close contact - 0
- Locally acquired (contact unknown) - 0
- Interstate acquired - 0
- Under investigation (in quarantine) - 0
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
