COVID Cases in SA
There have been 1,266 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 18,928 active cases in South Australia.
Sadly, SA Health can confirm a woman in her 90s, a man in his 80s and a man in his 90s, who tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away.
There are 273 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 22 people in ICU and five people requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 167 people are fully vaccinated, 43 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 63 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 - 1,266
- Current active cases - 18,928
- Total cases - 106,862
- Total deaths - 120
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, 7,031 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 20% decrease on the previous 24 hours.
Vaccination update
Currently 94.2% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine and 90.9% have received their second dose. Boosters have been administered to 58.3% of eligible South Australians and 40.7% of South Australians aged 18+.
If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, please seek testing as soon as possible.
Find your nearest testing site at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDtesting
