Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Coronavirus Coronavirus The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council Coronavirus In reply to the Hon. T.A. FRANKS (12 May 2020). The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Coronavirus The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised: The molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19 infections, are the 'gold standard' tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2. The 'gold standard' method is the optimal investigation against which all other tests are compared. The SA Pathology in-house, Cobas and Xpert nucleic acid tests (NATs) have performed comparably in a Quality Assurance Program. SA Pathology is now confirming all positive SARS-CoV-2 results by two different NAT assays. As of 24 June 2020 SA Pathology has performed over 136,131 SARS-CoV-2 NAT tests, effectively testing 7.1 per cent of the total SA population. I am advised that none of our reported positive cases have subsequently been found to be false positive. The accuracy and volume of SARS-CoV-2 NAT testing at SA Pathology has been one of the key contributors to the low rates of COVID-19 infections in the state.