South Australia Covid update as at 14 December 2021

There have been 12 new cases of COVID-19 reported today. There have been 1,031 cases reported in South Australia to date.

Today's cases are four women and four men between the ages of 20 and 60, and four children under the age of 12.

Of these cases, one acquired their infection interstate, five acquired their infection locally and are known contacts of a positive case, and six acquired their infection in Australia and investigations into the source of their infection is still ongoing.

Two health care workers who have visited and delivered care to residents at a number of Residential Aged Care facilities (RACF) across metropolitan Adelaide have tested positive to COVID-19. Affected RACF sites are being contacted by SA Health and supported to implement additional infection control measures, while testing of residents and staff is being undertaken. SA Health is working closely with the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to enact protocols to protect aged care residents and staff from the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

A man in his 30s and a man in his 60s are in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a stable condition.

One case reported yesterday has been removed from South Australia's total as the case is being managed by an interstate jurisdiction.

Norwood cluster cases

  • Total cases - 38

Total Omicron cases

  • Total cases - 2

New case breakdown

  • New cases today - 12
  • New cases vaccinated - 4
  • New cases unvaccinated - 3
  • Vaccination status unknown - 5
  • Overseas acquired - 0
  • Locally acquired - 5
  • Interstate acquired - 1
  • Under investigation - 6
  • Unlinked - 0

Total case breakdown

  • Total new cases since 23 November - 109
  • Total active cases - 70
  • Total cases - 1,020
  • Deaths - 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday - 14,833

Hospitalisation and Health System statistics

  • Total cases in hospital - 2
  • Total cases in ICU - 0
  • Total cases ventilated - 0

Quarantine breakdown

  • Cases in home quarantine - 28
  • Cases in supervised quarantine - 40
  • Close contacts identified - 651

Vaccination update

  • First dose vaccinated (12+) - 91.2%
  • Second dose vaccinated (12+) - 84.5%

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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