COVID hospitalisations in South Australia have hit a new record as students prepare to return to school tomorrow with mask recommendations from the state's top doctor.
Meanwhile, a woman aged in her 90s has died with the virus as daily COVID cases dropped to 3,340 on Sunday.
Currently, 374 people are in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 20 patients since Thursday.
Twelve people are in intensive case among 28,201 active cases across the state.
Year three to 12 students are recommended to wear masks while indoors when they begin the third term tomorrow.
The Education Department and Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier have written a letter to public schools recommending mask wearing but did not make it mandatory.
SA Health is sending nurses to Coober Pedy Hospital after staff were struck down by COVID.
More doctors and nurses for WCH
The South Australian government will fast-track the recruitment of more doctors and specialist nurses for the Women's and Children's Hospital.
Sixteen new doctors will be hired in coming months instead of the 10 doctors planned for this year.
A further 12 specialist nurses trained in mental health and cancer care will be employed.
The latest state budget allocated $65.4 million to hire more than 100 doctors and $23.9 million for 300 nurses over four years.
Health Minister Chris Picton says the recruitment drive will help alleviate pressure on frontline workers.
"By bringing forward some of that recruitment, we're confident we could get some of those expert doctors into the system to help our vulnerable and sickest kids across South Australia earlier," Mr Picton said.
Meanwhile, ambulance workers in South Australia will receive their first pay rise since 2017.
The new deal will see annual pay increases of 2.5 per cent backdated to December 2018 after 97 per cent of SA Ambulance Service employees supported the agreement.
