Eleven people in hospital with COVID-19 are currently in intensive care and one of those is on a ventilator.
The majority of COVID-19 hospital cases – 137 – are fully-vaccinated, 47 are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 22 have an unknown vaccination status.
Modelling from the University of Adelaide and released on March 22 predicted South Australia could reach upwards of 8000 cases by early April.
But revised modelling released yesterday showed the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron was more likely to peak at 5500 cases a day, with peak adult ward occupancy also revised down to roughly 150 beds from 200.
Modelling released yesterday forecasting the peak of South Australia’s BA.2 subvariant wave.
Chief public heaxjmtzywlth officer Nicola Spurrier earlier this morning speculated South Australia could be past its forecast peak in COVID cases, but warned she would need to see case numbers for the rest of the week.
“I would say that I need the next couple of days data to say whether we’ve reached the peak or not,” she told ABC Radio this morning.
“But chances are we probably have and we’re in that plateau period, but I wouldn’t want to call it until I’ve seen the rest of the week’s data.”
Spurrier also flagged that cases number usually rise in the middle of the week after dropping over the weekend.
“We usually go down on the weekend and up in the middle of the week,” she said.
In a statement yesterday, SA Health said the new lower daily case estimate is a “good indication that South Australians are continuing to do the right thing such as staying home if unwell and keeping up with COVID-safe behaviours while out in the community”.
