New Covid-19 cases on the increase across various SA provinces
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 10 017 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.
The latest increase represents a 25.3% positivity rate.
Gauteng continues to account for the majority, with 3 946 new cases reported on Wednesday – followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 2 092 cases.
The Western Cape province has seen an increase of 1 749 new cases on Wednesday.
However, the proportion of cases in Gauteng have declined, while there has been an uptick in KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape and the Free State.
The National Department of Health reported 50 Covid-19 related deaths and of these 10 deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours.
The cumulative Covid-19 deaths are 100,609 to date.
There has also been an increase in the number of hospital admissions - with 3 006 people currently admitted in both private and public health facilities.
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