SA records 4,856 new COVID cases and three deaths

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South Australia records a big jump in COVID numbers, with 4,856 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. SA Health says the release of the results was delayed by a technical glitch.

There have been another three COVID-linked deaths in South Australia, which on Wednesday reported 4,856 new cases of the virus — about 1,400 more than Tuesday.The latest three people to die were women aged in their 50s, 80s and 90sThe increase coincides with a jump in the number of people undergoing PCR testing.There are 247 cases in hospital — seven fewer than yesterday — including 10 people in intensive care.

After the March state election, Premier Peter Malinauskas requested that SA Health release the numbers at midday on a daily basis. The latest reported caseload is significantly more than the 3,463 cases reported on Tuesday, and is exactly 600 more than the 4,256 recorded on Wednesday last week. But the jump comes after 11,184 people received PCR tests on Tuesday — a 57 per cent rise on the figure for Anzac Day.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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