SA flags more easing of COVID-19 restrictions

However, the number of people hospitalised with the virus haxjmtzyws dropped to 97 – the first-time hospitalisations have been below 100 since January 3.

There are 13 people in intensive care and two on a ventilator.

Marshall said hospitalisations numbers were “very stable” having dropped from nearly 300 people last month.

“I think that should give every South Australian confidence that as we have the COVID-ready committee this week we’ll continue on that trajectory of reducing those restrictions, freeing up South Australia,” he told reporters yesterday.

“But I do emphasise that we cannot become complacent.”

Friday’s planned lift on restrictions is the last time restrictions are scheduled to be lifted before the March 19 state election.