Gauteng records overwhelming majority of new Covid infections

Gauteng records overwhelming majority of new Covid infections

Gauteng continues to record the overwhelming majority of the new Covid-19 cases.

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In the 24 hours leading up to Monday, the province recorded 239 of the 312 new infections.


The increase represents a 2.3% positivity rate, according to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases. 


Ten more people have died due to Covid-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths to date to 89 584.


There was an increase of 37 hospital admissions in 24 hours.


A total of 2715 people are in hospital. 


South Africa has fully vaccinated 13.9 million people and 24.6 million vaccines have been administered. 


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