Coronavirus Australia: SA records zero new cases for second day in a row
South Australia has recorded zero new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row.
Chief public health officer Professor Nicola Spurrier, who is celebrating her birthday on Friday, described the result as “excellent news”.
The state’s total number of cases remains at 438.
More than 50,000 tests have now been conducted in the state, a number labelled a milestone figure by premier Steven Marshall.
Two thousand of those were on Thursday as the state’s testing blitz continues.
More than 90 per cent of the state’s total coronavirus cases have now recovered.
Thus far, none of the more than 700 Australians repatriated from India have tested positive to COVID-19.
A total of more than 1,500 people remain in hotel quarantine in South Australia.