COVID Cases in SA
There have been 1,691 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.
As of 11:59pm Tuesday 31 October, there were 36 people with COVID-19 in hospital.
There were four new COVID-19 deaths notified to the Department for Health and Wellbeing. Please note, Births, Deaths and Marriages data is currently received on a monthly basis.
Total case breakdown
| This week | Previous week | |
|---|---|---|
| New cases | 1.691 | 1,089 |
| Total cases | 939,051 | 937,360 |
| Total deaths | 1,624 | 1,620 |
For the week Wednesday 18 October to Tuesday 24 October, SA Health had reported 62 patients in hospital instead of the correct number, 25. The cause of the mistake is still being investigated, with COVID-19 update numbers being checked by public health officers in the interim.
COVID testing
In the past week, 6,017 people received a PCR test in South Australia, a 23 per cent increase on the previous week.
SA Health encourages all eligible people to make sure they are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations and have a plan with their GP to access antiviral treatments if they catch COVID-19.
Vaccination update
Data is available from Vaccination numbers andstatistics.
COVID testing sites
South Australians can access a PCR with and without a GP referral at SA Pathology sites across the state.
Free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) continue to be available for eligible people through local councils and community groups.
