Two new cases of COVID-19, both linked to the Parafield cluster, have been recorded in South Australia.
Key points:
- Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified and linked to SA's Parafield cluster
- The two people are contacts of previous cases
- There are now 33 cases linked to the cluster
SA's Chief Public Health Officer, Nicola Spurrier, said both people were already in quarantine.
One of the cases is a young child who is a member of the original family affected by the outbreak.
The second case is a man in his 30s — a student of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) at Flinders University — who is a casual contact of a previous case.
He and his family members are being interviewed to establish if there were "any other locations of interest" to let the public about.
In a statement today, IELI director Ben Rowley said the school had encouraged all pupils to isolate after an earlier student tested positive on November 17.
He said the school was working closely with SA Health to aid contact tracing efforts.
"We have reached out to SA Health to offer our assistance in contacting anyone from the IELI community to help speed up contact tracing efforts," he said.
Mr Rowley said when the first IELI student tested positive on November 17, they "very quickly made the decision to close the school immediately, notified all stakeholders and requested that all staff and students stay home, isolate and get tested".
"The school has remained closed since the 17th of November with classes continuing online," he said.
The total number of cases linked to the Parafield cluster now stands at 33.
Around 5,800 close contacts or "contacts of contacts" linked to the cluster remain in quarantine.
Today's cases follow Premier Steven Marshall's announcement yesterday that restrictions would be eased at social gatherings and along the Victorian border.
CHO 'disappointed' in low testing numbers
Professor Spurrier said she was a "little bit disappointed" to see only 3,840 COVID-19 tests were carried out on Friday.
The number is a significant drop from record-high daily testing rates in the previous week, with about 19,000 tests carried out seven days earlier, on November 21.
Professor Spurrier said heatwave conditions across much of the state yesterday could have contributed to the lower numbers, but urged South Australians to keep getting tested.
"It really is the key to our defence at this point in time from the Parafield cluster," she said.
"And you need to get tested no matter what, no matter how mild the symptoms, and on the day."
Professor Spurrier again encouraged South Australians to wear masks where social distancing was difficult, especially in supermarkets and shopping centres.
"There are two things to remember — the first is to get tested. The second thing is that we are really pushing for everybody to be wearing masks when you're out and about."
Professor Spurrier said she was also "pleased to report that the one person who'd been in hospital has now been discharged".
Nineteen active cases of coronavirus remain in South Australia, down from 36 earlier in the week as people are cleared of the virus.
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