The number of people in South Australian hospitals with COVID-19 has hit another record-high, as the state also records its highest daily caseload since the end of April.
The number of people in South Australian hospitals with COVID-19 has hit another record high, as the state also records its highest daily caseload since the end of April.There have been 22 deaths have also been recorded, including three people over 100-years-old.There were 4,774 new cases recorded today – the highest spike in the current wave., when people waited until the day after Anzac Day to get tested.Genomic testing indicated almost 75 per cent of cases are the BA.4 or BA.
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens had previously said 300 people in hospital with COVID-19 would trigger a new conversation about returning to a state of emergency."They do have steps in place at the moment that enable us to accommodate those people … but at this point in time there's no need for an escalation in terms of our government response to dealing with COVID," he told FiveAA.
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