There are now 20 cases linked to the Parafield family cluster with 15 of those coming from the same family.

The family cluster includes three young children, one of which is a one-year-old-baby, Premier Steven Marshall confirmed this morning. 

Overall the state recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases yesterday and one new case this morning, for a total of 35 active cases, including hotel quarantine cases.

At least three of the 34 active cases are employees at the Anglicare Brompton Aged Care Home in Adelaide, which the CEO of Anglicare SA this morning described as his “worst nightmare”.

All residents have so far tested negative however CEO Peter Sandeman said they would be tested again tomorrow and any close contacts were being isolated.

SA Health is continuing to study the genomic strains of each of the state’s new cases, which will help them determine who caught the infection first.

A female cleaner in her 50s, working at one of Adelaide’s medi-hotels named Peppers, is believed to have caught it first, later inadvertantly passing it onto their family and two unrelated hotel security guards.

The cluster has triggered closures and isolation warnings across the state with five schools shutting down for deep cleaning and hundreds of people being ordered into isolation.

Testing clinics are also buckling under the thousands of people wanting to get tested, with wait times at some of Adelaide’s sites blowing out to 11 hours.