An 81-year-old Adelaide man has been confirmed as having COVID-19 after presenting at a suburban hospital over the weekend with virus symptoms.
The man had previously travelled to Argentina with his daughter and had returned to Australia through NSW, where he spent 14 days in quarantine.
He spent a further 10 days in hospital in NSW after suffering a fall before returning to SA on July 8.
Premier Steven Marshall says the man had received one vaccine dose while in Argentina, but it was not known what type of vaccine.
His daughter and 15 other close contacts have been placed in quarantine, with both the woman and her son so far testing negative.
Other test results were still pending.
"We don't draw any conclusions as to where this infection came from. We simply don't know and it is very early days," Mr Marshall said.
"Our primary concern at the moment is putting everyone who may have come into contact with this person into quarantine as soon as possible."
Mr Marshall said the emergency department at Modbury Hospital remained closed while a risk assessment was performed and would be progressively opened when it was safe to do so.
He said the Elizabeth Vale Primary School would also reopen on Tuesday after being closed on Monday as a precaution.
The school was closed as a precaution while checks were made to ensure the elderly man's grandson didn't attend over the two-week holiday period.
Mr Marshall said despite serious concern over the new case, people should not panic.
"We are not considering a lockdown at this stage. We don't want a lockdown if we can avoid it."
SA Health named three potential exposure sites, including an OPSM store at Golden Grove, a food warehouse at Hindmarsh and the Commonwealth Bank at Modbury.
