New Covid-19 cases increase to highest level in a week
The number of new Covid-19 cases in South Africa increased on Wednesday, overtaking the average of new infections posted over the previous seven days.
Statistics released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) show that 942 new cases were recorded in the latest 24-hour period.
This represents a 2.4% positivity rate.
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The Western Cape accounts for most of the new cases standing at 23%, followed by Gauteng at 18% and KwaZulu-Natal at 15%.
A further 37 Covid-19 related deaths have also been recorded, which brings the number of Covid-19 fatalities to 88 466.
A total of 38,969 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs with 942 new cases, which represents a 2.4% positivity rate. A further 37 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88,466 to date.
— NICD (@nicd_sa) October 13, 2021
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