South Australia has reported 1714 new COVID-19 infections along with two more deaths, as hospital admissions continue to fall.

SA Health said the latest deaths involved a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s, taking the toll since the start of the pandemic to 174.

There are 112 people in hospital including 13 in intensive care where four people are on ventilators.

That's down from 192 on Wednesday and 142 on Thursday.

Active cases in South Australia stand at 15,069.

Friday's case numbers came as the state prepared to ease more local coronavirus restrictions.

From Saturday, density limits on hospitality venues will be eased to allow them to operate at 50 per cent capacity or one person to every two square metres. Stand-up food and drink consumption will also be allowed.

If all patrons are seated, venues can operate at 75 per cent capacity or three people to every four square metres.

Caps on private functions in hospitality venues will rise to 150 people, with dancing and singing allowed.

However, limits on home gatherings will remain at 50 people and the state's mask mandates for high-risk venues, indoor public places and on public transport, remain unchanged.

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said the level of hospitalisations, current infection rates and vaccination numbers were factors in a decision to ease restrictions.

"The main consideration for us is the hospitalisation rates and ensuring that our health system is able to cope with additional cases in the community," he said.

"Whilst we may have seen fluctuations of case numbers in South Australia, we haven't seen that specifically translated to ongoing and increasing admission rates in our hospitals."