SA’s Covid breakdown: The LGAs with the highest number of infections revealed

New daily data reveals the state’s worst Covid-19 hot spots as the virus continues to spread with 13 local government areas recording more than 1000 active cases.

Updated daily local government area case numbers reveal Covid-19 is continuing to spread throughout the South Australian community, with some areas faring worse than others.

It comes as dozens of patients facing serious emergencies waited for up to seven hours for an ambulance last night, as the state’s ambulance service reported its worst ever response times, the union says.

Eight council areas in or surrounding Adelaide now have one active Covid-19 case for fewer than every 25 residents, as case numbers continue to grow in several regional areas.

SA Health’s localised data, released daily shows 13 local government areas had over 1000 active cases as of Friday.

Salisbury (7134), Port Adelaide Enfield (5550), Charles Sturt (4950) have topped the state as the biggest hot spots, with Playford (4177), Adelaide (3798) and Onkaparinga (3673) following closely behind.

The Salisbury LGA saw the largest jump in active cases, reporting 521 new infections in the 24 hour reporting period.

Port Adelaide Enfield also saw a large jump in numbers, gaining 406 active cases over the 24 hour reporting period, while Port Adelaide increased by 317 and Charles Sturt by 295.

On Thursday a spokesman for the City of Adelaide said figures for the area are skewed by patients who cannot isolate at home and are staying in CBD medi-hotels including Tom’s Court on King William Street.

How’s your neighbourhood faring? Read the full figures released by SA Health below and for further analysis see our metropolitan heat map.

Active cases as of January 14

ADELAIDE 3798

ADELAIDE HILLS 773

ALEXANDRINA 354

BAROSSA 362

BARUNGA WEST 16

BERRI AND BARMERA 121

BURNSIDE 1355

CAMPBELLTOWN 2349

CEDUNA 45

CHARLES STURT 4950

CLARE AND GILBERT VALLEYS 164

CLEVE 16

COOBER PEDY 8

COPPER COAST 181

ELLISTON 12

FLINDERS RANGES 16

FRANKLIN HARBOUR 5

GAWLER 549

GOYDER 30

GRANT 195

HOLDFAST BAY 1285

KANGAROO ISLAND 58

KAROONDA EAST MURRAY 1

KIMBA 4

KINGSTON 77

LIGHT 213

LOWER EYRE PENINSULA 52

LOXTON WAIKERIE 144

MALLALA 257

MARION 2951

MID MURRAY 80

MITCHAM 1752

MOUNT BARKER 696

MOUNT GAMBIER 479

MOUNT REMARKABLE 7

MURRAY BRIDGE 502

NARACOORTE AND LUCINDALE 467

NORTHERN AREAS 42

NORWOOD PAYNEHAM ST PETERS 1344

ONKAPARINGA 3673

ORROROO/CARRIETON 7

PETERBOROUGH 5

PLAYFORD 4177

PORT ADELAIDE ENFIELD 5550

PORT AUGUSTA 135

PORT LINCOLN 198

PORT PIRIE CITY AND DISTS 136

PROSPECT 963

RENMARK PARINGA 91

ROBE 205

ROXBY DOWNS 59

SALISBURY 7134

SOUTHERN MALLEE 41

STREAKY BAY 27

TATIARA 228

TEA TREE GULLY 2815

THE COORONG 74

TUMBY BAY 46

UNINCORPORATED SA 14

UNLEY 1298

VICTOR HARBOR b

WAKEFIELD 73

WALKERVILLE 326

WATTLE RANGE 212

WEST TORRENS 2411

WHYALLA 119

WUDINNA 7

YANKALILLA 61

YORKE PENINSULA 174