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Tim Dornin

COVID-19 infections continue to fall in SA

Premier Steven Marshall believes SA's COVID-19 infection rate is heading in the right direction. (AAP)

South Australia has reported another fall in COVID-19 infections providing further evidence the Omicron outbreak may have peaked.

SA reported 2009 new cases on Monday, down from 2062 on Sunday and 2193 on Saturday.

The state has 294 people in hospital, including 29 in intensive care where six are on ventilators.

There were also two more deaths, a woman in her 40s and a man in his 70s, taking SA's toll since the start of the pandemic to 69.

Premier Steven Marshall said Monday's number was the lowest for some time and came as 3509 people were considered to have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.

That left SA with 27,991 active infections.

Mr Marshall said the fall in cases could be impacted over the coming days by the gradual lifting of the work from home advice and the return of some students to school next week.

From Thursday, offices have been told they can welcome back up to 25 per cent of their workforce.

The first students return for face-to-face classes from February 2.

Mr Marshall said those two changes would be factored into the latest modelling on the trajectory of the current outbreak.

That model would also consider what impact relaxing other restrictions could have.

"The reality is that people want a clear pathway for where we're going from here," the premier said.

"The really pleasing stat is that we now have a very much reducing daily positive rate.

"I genuinely feel South Australia is heading in the right direction."

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