South Australia Covid update as at 18 December 2021

There have been 73 new cases of COVID-19 reported today. There have been 1,216 cases reported in South Australia to date.

Today's cases are 11 children, two teenagers, 34 women aged between 18 and 67, and 26 men aged between 19 and 74.

Of these, one acquired their infection overseas, 29 acquired their infections in South Australia and are known contacts of a positive case, four acquired their infections in South Australia with contacts unknown, two acquired their infections interstate, and 37 cases acquired their infections in Australia with source investigation ongoing.

One confirmed case previously reported has been removed from our total case numbers as they have been reclassified as an historical case.

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

Norwood cluster cases

  • Total cases - 40

Total Omicron cases

  • Total cases - 8

New case breakdown

  • New cases today - 73
  • New cases vaccinated - 29
  • New cases unvaccinated - 4
  • Vaccination status unknown - 40
  • Overseas acquired - 1
  • Locally acquired - 33
  • Interstate acquired - 2
  • Under investigation - 37
  • Unlinked - 0

Total case breakdown

  • Total new cases since 23 November - 294
  • Total active cases - 233
  • Total cases - 1,216
  • Deaths - 4
  • Tests carried out yesterday - 19,232

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 - 117
  • Cases in supervised quarantine - 54
  • Close contacts identified - 4,210

Vaccination update

  • First dose vaccinated (12+) - 91.7%
  • Second dose vaccinated (12+) - 85.9%

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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