South Australia has ruled out any immediate change to remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, amid a spike in hospitalisations.
The state's COVID Ready Committee met on Tuesday to consider easing mask rules and those involving close contacts.
But in a statement, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said it had been decided to keep the current arrangements in place after significant changes last week.
"It was decided to monitor the impact those changes have on case numbers and hospitalisations before introducing any further easing of restrictions," the statement said.
The decision came as SA reported 2380 new virus cases on Tuesday and, more importantly, another rise in hospital cases.
There are now 129 people in hospital with the virus, up from 88 late last week.
Mr Stevens has previously cited hospital numbers as one of the most important factors when considering what restrictions to ease.
Last week the committee scrapped all density limits in hospitality and other venues, along with removing capacity caps on household gatherings.
Singing and dancing is again allowed in all settings, while most people who contract coronavirus will only be required to isolate for seven days, down from 10.
People with serious underlying health conditions may be required to isolate for longer, but will be guided by health officials.
However, mask mandates for indoor venues remain in place.
Also still in place is the state's stricter definition of a close contact, requiring face-to-face contact with no masks for as little as 15 minutes.
