SA Health reports six new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, new exposure sites
SA Health has revealed new exposure sites – including two interstate flights and an eastern suburbs restaurant – as the state recorded six Covid cases on Sunday.
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New exposure sites have been revealed by SA Health as the state recorded six new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, including two linked to the Norwood cluster.
Four males, including one teenager and others in their 20s, 30s and 50s have tested positive along with two females in their 20s and 50s.
The new exposure sites were updated late Sunday, including Istanbul Lounge at Kensington Park, Qantas Flight QF741 from Sydney, and Virgin Flight VA233 from Melbourne.
Anyone who visited those sites at various times on Sunday and Friday are considered close contacts.
Other casual contact exposure locations include Fishbank Restaurant at Adelaide, Press Food and Wine in the city, Europa at Glenelg, the RAA Cafe Mile End, Qantas Flight QF741 from Sydney and Virgin Flight VA233.
A full list of exposure sites and times can be accessed at the SA Health site.
Two of the cases are related to the Norwood cluster, which now stands at 24.
All six of Sunday’s cases were vaccinated. One case was acquired overseas, two interstate and two locally. The origin of the sixth case is under investigation.
There have now been 968 cases reported in South Australia to date, with 46 cases currently active.
There were 11,790 tests conducted on Saturday, SA Health says.
SA Health announced five new cases of Covid-19 in the state on Saturday. One person was in hospital – but not in ICU, nor ventilated.
SA Health updated its exposure advice Saturday to include the Hotel Crown in Victor Harbor as a close contact site on Sunday, November 28, between 7:20 and 8:15pm.
It has also updated its advice for the Halfway Hotel at Beverley, now a close contact site on Tuesday November 30 from 7 to 8:30pm.
SA Health advises that if you were at a close contact site and unvaccinated, you must quarantine for 14 days and get tested on days 1, 6 and 13. If you are vaccinated, you must quarantine for seven days and get tested on days 1, 6 and 13.
SA Health said contacts will not always receive an SMS or email – and people who have even minor symptoms should be tested immediately.
Despite concerns about the Omicron variant now detected in NSW and the ACT, the state’s health chiefs on Saturday declined to close the state’s borders.
Premier Steven Marshall said authorities remain “extraordinarily concerned”, but there would be no border changes at this stage.
But stricter testing protocols have been applied to people arriving from NSW, ACT and Victoria, and they must now be tested and isolate until they receive their result.
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