South Australia’s COVID-19 cases have jumped to 1,958 confirmed in the last 24 hours, with 14,119 active cases currently in the state.
Hospitalisations have dipped, with 192 people with COVID-19 in hospital, including 14 people in ICU, and three people requiring a ventilator. Of those hospitalised, 101 people are fully vaccinated, 34 people are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 57 have an unknown vaccination status.
Yesterday, 10,598 people received a PCR test in South Australia, which is a 20.3% increase on the previous 24 hours. Of the test results returned yesterday, 1,521 PCR tests were positive, while 437 positive Rapid Antigen Test results were reported.
Total case breakdown:
New cases today: 1,958
Current active cases: 14,119
Total cases: 139,136
Total deaths: 169
Variants Regular genome sampling is taken to monitor the levels of Omicron within South Australia. 97% of samples taken returned an Omicron result. *
This figure will be updated as results are received, noting results are not reported daily.
Vaccination update Currently 95.2% 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 67% of eligible South Australians and 53.7% 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.
For more information visit https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/ or call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787.
