Close to 10 000 new Covid-19 cases, death toll rises by 53
The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 3 468 079.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Wednesday evening that 9 818 new coronavirus cases had been recorded since its previous report.
This represents a 26.6% positivity rate.
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape (26% each), followed by Gauteng (17%), while the Eastern Cape accounted for 12%
The death toll has climbed to 91 198, with 53 new deaths reported.
The country's recovery rate currently stands at 91.8%, with just under 194 000 active cases.
Over the last 24 hours, 604 vaccines were administered.
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