South Australia Covid update as at 13 March 2022

COVID Cases in SA

There have been 2,023 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia today. There are currently 16,389 active cases in South Australia.

Sadly, SA Health can confirm a man in his 60s who tested positive for COVID-19, has passed away.

There are 108 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 10 people in ICU, and one person requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 65 people are fully vaccinated, 39 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and four have an unknown vaccination status.

Due to a reconfiguration of the data, the total number of cases has been readjusted.

    Total case breakdown

    • New cases today - 2,023
    • Current active cases - 16,389
    • Total cases - 177,881
    • Total deaths - 222

    Variants

    Regular genome sampling is taken to monitor the levels of Omicron within South Australia with 100% of the latest sampling returning an Omicron result.

    *This figure will be updated as results are received, noting results are not reported daily.

    COVID testing

    Currently 94.9% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine and 92.3% have received their second dose. Boosters have been administered to 69.4% of eligible South Australians and 59.4% of South Australians aged 16+.

    Vaccination update

    Currently 94.9% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine and 92.3% have received their second dose. Boosters have been administered to 69.3% of eligible South Australians and 59.3% of South Australians aged 16+.

    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.

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