South Australians vote early in record numbers as state records 4,274 COVID cases

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A man in his 20s and a woman in her 40s are among three people to die with COVID-19 in South Australia, as the state records 4,274 daily cases on the eve of the election.

More than a quarter of eligible South Australians will not vast their vote on SaturdayThe third death was a man in his 80s and there are now 21,651 active COVID cases in the state.

It comes as more than a quarter of eligible South Australians have opted to attend an early voting centre or cast a postal vote. Electoral Commission SA data shows there have been 172,316 pre-poll votes, including more than 36,000 yesterday alone.

 

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Nearing a critical mass

Is it because we are allowing RAT tests which are clearly not accurate? My tap water returned a positive. This govt is useless

I applied for a postal ballot 2 weeks ago for my mum and it still hasn’t arrived. I am very concerned she will miss out on casting her vote.

So they should, why would anyone want to queue to catch COVID.

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