South Australians Flock to Virus Testing

South Australians Flock to Virus Testing
A medical worker (centre L) speaks to people queueing outside a COVID-19 testing venue at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne on July 16, 2020. WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images
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Thousands of people have flocked to COVID-19 testing facilities across South Australia, the rush prompted by the devastating surge of infections in Victoria and a worrying cluster of cases in Adelaide.

SA Pathology conducted a record 4300 tests on Aug 4 and the total number conducted in SA is likely to top 5000 once the figures from private laboratories are included.