There have been 484 new cases of COVID-19 reported today. There have been 2,229 cases reported in South Australia to date, 36 of which have been the Omricon variant.
Today’s cases are 43 children, 26 teenagers, 192 women aged between 18 and 96 and 223 males aged between 18 and 88.
Of these, 106 cases acquired their infection in South Australia and are known contacts of a positive case, two cases acquired their infection in South Australia with the contact unknown, ten cases acquired their infection interstate, and 366 cases are under investigation.
Two men in their 50s and 60s and two women in their 90s are at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), while a man in his 30s is ventilated in the RAH’s Intensive Care Unit. One woman in her 30s is at the Flinders Medical Centre and one child is at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
SA Health encourages anyone who has been out in the community to monitor closely for symptoms and get tested as soon as soon as they appear.
Important things to note:
You may not always receive a call, SMS or email from SA Health.
You must follow the relevant health advice even if you have not been contacted.
If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, please seek testing as soon as possible.
For more information on health advice and requirements for households, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDcontacttracing.
Find your nearest testing site at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDtesting