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SA Health update: two more cases (three in total for today)

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Staff Reporters

25 November 2021, 5:18 AM

SA Health update: two more cases (three in total for today)

SA Health have advised that a total three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported today.

 

One case was made public this morning. All flew into Adelaide on flights from Sydney.

 

A list of exposure sites linked to the two latest cases (in addition to the airport and their flights) are expected to be provided later today

 

Today’s cases are a man in his 50s and a woman in her 20s who both acquired their infection interstate.

 

The third case is a man in his 60s who acquired his infection overseas.

 

All cases are in isolation and have been transferred to a quarantine facility and household close contacts are in quarantine.

 

The COVID operations CDCB team are following up any additional casual contacts and affected businesses.

 

Three flights have also been impacted:

• Qantas Flight QF733 (Rows 1 to 4) - November 24


• Qantas Flight QF0739 (whole flight) - November 24


• Qantas Flight QF679 (Rows 15-19) - November 23.

 

Those sitting near infected cases will be directed into quarantine and other passengers will be contacted by SA Health with guidelines they will need to adhere to.

 

A number of exposure sites from the first case made public this morning have been identified, for more information visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDcontacttracing.

 

A case reported yesterday has returned to Victoria and is no longer counted as an active case in South Australia.

 

Total case breakdown

 

Total new cases today 3

Total number currently in hospital 0

Total cases to date 926

Recovered cases 916

Deaths 4

Tests carried out yesterday 8,029

Total tests to date 2,520,448

Active cases 5

Overseas acquired 3

Close contact 0

Locally acquired (contact unknown) 0

Interstate acquired 2

Under investigation 0


Vaccination update


Total vaccinations administered 2,523,145 First dose vaccinated (16+) 88.2% Second dose vaccinated (16+) 79.0%

 

All South Australians who have symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested on the day symptoms appear.

 

Symptoms include fever or chills (in the absence of an alternative illness that explains these symptoms) , an acute respiratory infection e.g. cough, sore throat, runny nose, or shortness of breath, loss of smell or alteration in the sense of taste and diarrhoea and vomiting.

 

For more information: SA COVID-19 Information Line 1800 253 787; or sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVID2019.

 

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