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Visit the Premier of South Australia website for the latest Ministerial media releases relating to Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

Healthy hearts a priority

In a South Australian first, people recovering from a cardiac event and their families are being provided with Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external

COVID-19 Update 21 July 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 444 cases reported in SA. There are no active cases in SA.

COVID-19 Update 22 July 2020

There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 446 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 23 July 2020

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 447 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 24 July 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 447 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 25 July 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 447 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 26 July 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 447 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 27 July 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 447 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 28 July

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 448 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 29 July

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 448 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 30 July

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 449 cases reported in SA.

Adelaide transplant team achieves Australian-first

Surgeons at the Royal Adelaide Hospital have successfully performed Australia’s first simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant for a patient with Type-2 diabetes.

Captains on Call program making a difference

Captain Starlights are continuing to work their magic at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital as a new study shows the positive impact they can have on young patients.

BreastScreen SA Pop-up clinic at Port Lincoln

BreastScreen SA will introduce a pop-up clinic at the Port Lincoln to ensure women in the area continue to have timely access to the potentially life-saving health check.

Breakthrough vaccine trial for common baby virus

A ground-breaking vaccine could reduce the number of babies hospitalised for Respiratory Syncytial Virus by nearly 50 per cent, according to new research.

COVID-19 Update 31 July

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 450 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 1 August 2020

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 451 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 2 August 2020

There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 453 cases reported in SA.

South Australians urged to be mindful of sugar

South Australians are being urged to be mindful of ‘how much sugar is hiding in your trolley?’ as part of Dental Health Week

COVID-19 Update 3 August

There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 455 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 4 August

There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 457 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 5 August

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 456 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 6 August

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 457 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 7 August

There have been two new cases of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 8 August

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There has been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 9 August

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There has been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

New online services for tech-savy seniors

Confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 in South Australia

COVID-19 Update 10 August 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 11 August 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 12 August 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 13 August 2020

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 459 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 14 August 2020

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 460 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 15 August

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 today. There have been a total of 460 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 16 August

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 461 cases reported in SA.

COVID-19 Update 17 August

There has been one new case of COVID-19 today. There have now been a total of 462 cases reported in SA.