South Australia has recorded one new cases of coronavirus which is linked to an existing cluster.
Premier Steven Marshall said the new case is linked to the Modbury outbreak and the person had been in isolation during their infectious period.
They caught the virus at the Tenafeate Winery in Yattalunga, north east of Adelaide, on Sunday.
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https://twitter.com/EdwardGodfrey9/status/1418385652417130496?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwMr Marshall commended a record breaking 23,572 tests, despite significant wait times some faced across the state.
Some people were stuck waiting for up to 14 hours.
He said testing capacity is being increased, and a new testing site at netball SA at Mile End will open at the weekend.
Mr Marshall said authorities would trial an online booking system and allotted time slots for people coming forward to get tested after massive queues at pop-up clinics since the lockdown started.
Plus some sites will extend their opening hours.
The first of more than 40 Defence Force staff have now started work after authorities appealed for help.
A new site will also be set up over the weekend at Warradale Barracks.
However Mr Marshall warned even if lockdown does end after a week - which he said he was "hopeful" of, some restrictions will remain.
He said the situation in the rest of the nation is "deteriorating."
"This is very encouraging news - but of course we are at day three of a seven day lockdown so there's plenty of time to go," he said.
He also urged people to come forward for vaccinations.
Yesterday, a brother and a sister were confirmed to have caught the virus at Tenafeate Winery in Yattalunga, north east of Adelaide, on Sunday.
A total of 125 people have been identified as contacts of positive cases, with testing underway.
The state is under a week-long lockdown, sparked after a grandfather was diagnosed after leaving hotel quarantine in Sydney.
It began on Tuesday and has some of the strictest rules in the county, with people only allowed to exercise within 2.5 kilometres for up to 90 minutes a day.
It's not known if the man caught the virus in 14-day quarantine.
Officials have called on the army to help people get tested, with lines at some testing sites lasting for 12 hours.
The Greek on Halifax restaurant in Adelaide is another exposure site. It's where a child is believed to have caught the virus.
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