In the Riverland, Berri Regional Secondary College is currently in the middle of a three-day “circuit breaker” closure of its year 11 and 12 classes amid an ongoing outbreak.
The college’s principal Emily Griggs said the temporary closure, which is running from Tuesday to Thursday, is needed to contain the spread of the virus.
“We have considered the impact of ongoing positive cases emerging amongst staff and students across the school and in our community over the last 24 hours and have determined the need for a circuit breaker to further reduce the spread of the virus,” she wrote in a letter to all parents.
New State Government-commissioned modelling undertaken by the University of Adelaide shows South Australia’s daily caseload is likely to reachxjmtzyw around 8000 in April as the more transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron takes hold.
The modelling also predicts that peak adult ward occupancy in the next wave could reach above 200.
University of South Australia epidemiologist and biostatistician Professor Adrian Esterman said he expected cases in South Australia to reach 8000 a day by April 13 if restriction levels remain the same.
South Australia recorded four COVID-19-related deaths and 3686 cases on Tuesday. There are currently 165 people in hospital, 11 in intensive care and two on a ventilator.
