Man remains critical with coronavirus in Adelaide hospital

A man with COVID-19 remains in a critical condition in hospital in South Australia.

The 40-year-old patient's condition has stayed the same overnight, he is currently in the ICU at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

His symptoms began to intensify while he was in hotel quarantine at the Tom's Court medi-hotel and was rushed to hospital on Saturday.

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He has the South African strain of the virus.

SA Health has told 9News all staff at the hospital who have been in contact with the patient have been fully vaccinated.

The man is the first person to be admitted to ICU with coronavirus in the state since May last year.

South Australia recorded one new case of COVID-19 today - a child who returned from overseas and has been in isolation since her arrival.

The state has vaccinated close to 30,000 people since the rollout began in February.