Covid testing positivity rate drops to under 10%
The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased and there has been an increase of 199 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.
South Africa registered 3 648 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 877 063.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents an 8.3% positivity rate.
A further 173 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported by the National Department of Health (DoH), bringing total fatalities to 85 952 to date.
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According to the NICD, "The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (21%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (20%). "
The Eastern Cape accounted for 18%; Free State accounted for 11%; Gauteng Province accounted for 10%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; Mpumalanga & North West each accounted for 6% respectively, and Limpopo accounted for 1% of the new cases.
The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased and there has been an increase of 199 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43,959 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3,648 new cases, which represents a 8.3% positivity rate. A further 173 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 85,952 to date. See more: https://t.co/yG3bSQt3rE pic.twitter.com/g7kzVxfsCl
— NICD (@nicd_sa) September 17, 2021
