Four people have died in South Australia after testing positive for COVID-19.
They were a man in his 70s, a man in his 80s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s.
The state has reported 3,457 new cases, about 1,000 fewer than the day before.
SA Health said there were 237 people in hospital with the virus – a drop of nine from yesterday.
Twelve people were in intensive care and one was on a ventilator.
Premier Peter Malinauskas yesterday announced that close contacts of COVID-19 would no longer have to isolate from next Saturday.
The changes will see close contacts instead have to take five rapid antigen tests across the seven days after exposure.
They will also need to wear masks and will not be allowed to visit high-risk settings like hospitals and aged care facilities.
Australian Medical Association national vice-president Chris Moy said people should still follow other COVID-19 rules.
"The critical thing is to try and get that balance right between understanding that we are getting away from a world of rules to a world where we need everybody to try and do the right thing," Dr Moy said.
Business SA policy and advocacy director Kendall Crowe said the change was welcome news for South Australian businesses.
"We've been calling for this — really pleased that this is coming into place — probably sooner than we expected so really happy to see it change from the end of next week," she said.
