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Health
Tim Dornin

South Australia's COVID-19 cluster expected to grow

South Australia's COVID-19 outbreak has grown to 14 with just two new cases reported on Thursday.

The new infections are a brother and sister who both attended the Tenafeate Creek winery, north of Adelaide over the weekend.

Seven cases are now linked to the venue, which is considered one of two superspreader events, including a child aged under five.

SA's second superspreader site is The Greek restaurant in the city where a number of infected people dined last Saturday.

Premier Steven Marshall says he's very grateful the state moved into lockdown on Tuesday as waiting any longer would have led to a more dangerous situation.

"I'm still extraordinarily hopeful we can stop the spread of this disease over the seven-day lockdown period," he said on Thursday.

The growing cluster has prompted a huge increase in testing with 17,592 swabs taken on Wednesday, a record for a single day in SA.

The premier apologised for long delays at testing sites and understood that some people were frustrated at having to wait many hours.

But he said authorities were working hard to increase capacity.

The number of SA exposure sites has also grown to more than 70 with more than 10,000 people in quarantine.

SA's virus cluster is linked to an 81-year-old man who recently arrived in Australia from Argentina and was quarantined in Sydney before travelling to Adelaide, where he tested positive.

Genomic testing has confirmed the man became infected while in Sydney, not while in Argentina.

Under the week-long lockdown, which started on Tuesday evening, South Australians are only be allowed out for five reasons - to provide essential care, to seek medical assistance, to buy essential food and other goods, for essential work, or to exercise for up to two-and-a-half hours.

They must also wear masks when outside their homes.

Schools have closed along with most retail outlets and all construction work has ceased.

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