Today’s deaths consist of two women and nine men. Two were in their 50s, three in their 70s, four in their 80s and two in their 90s.
It comes as South Australia recorded another 3777 COVID-19 cases today, up from 3482 cases reported on Thursday, although Marshall said the figure is “still below the seven day average” and “not statistically relevant”.
“We’ll get an update from the modeller tomorrow, but it still sits within our model,” he told reporters this afternoon.
The number of people in intensive care also rose from 23 to 29, while the number of peoplxjmtzywe on a ventilator increased to nine, up from four yesterday.
Overall hospitalisations have dropped slightly to 290 after 294 were reported yesterday.
Marshall today provided a more detailed breakdown of the hospitalisation numbers, saying 47 people in hospital are “COVID-positive but not admitted because of their COVID-illness”.
The Premier also said the state’s COVID ready committee was informed this morning that there is an outbreak at an aged care facility in Mount Gambier.
“We are sending a rapid response team to offer a rapid assessment but also whatever support we can offer,” Marshall said.
The Premier also announced that the state has finally passed the 90 per cent double dose vaccination milestone – more than three weeks after the government’s previously projected date of December 28.
It comes as the State Government prepares to unveil the final details of its “hybrid” back to school plan tomorrow, with advice to be provided on the use of rapid antigen tests.
Marshall today said the “strong advice” at national cabinet from Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly was that surveillance testing in the school environment is “sub-optimal”.
But the Premier also said authorities were looking at using RATs in “limited applications”, such as special schools and childcare centres.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Commonwealth government will support states and territories that want to implement surveillance testing for schools on a 50-50 cost sharing basis.
But Morrison stressed the health advice didn’t recommend such a regime.
