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SA coronavirus patient in critical condition after being hospitalised; man believed to have South African variant
A coronavirus patient who was yesterday hospitalised in Adelaide is now in a critical condition, South Australian health authorities have confirmed.
Key points:
- The man in his 40s was transferred to the Royal Adelaide Hospital yesterday
- Authorities said he had suffered breathlessness
- He is currently in the hospital’s intensive care unit, and is one of 12 active cases in SA
The man, aged in his 40s, is one of 12 people in South Australia with COVID-19, all of whom acquired the virus overseas.
SA Health moved the man from a dedicated quarantine hotel for positive cases in Adelaide yesterday.
He is currently in the intensive care unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).
Acting Chief Public Health Officer Michael Cusack yesterday said the man…
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