SA records over 3 000 new Covid-19 cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported a national total of 3 197 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours reporting cycle.
This brings the country’s total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 585 888.
The latest increase represents an 8.8% positivity rate.
The majority of new cases were reported in Gauteng, with 898 infections.
“The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (28%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (15%). Western Cape accounted for 14%; Limpopo accounted for 13%; Mpumalanga accounted for 8%; Eastern Cape and Free State each accounted for 7% respectively; North West accounted for 6%, and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases,” says the NICD in a statement.
The National Department of Health reported another backlog in Covid-19 mortality cases due to the ongoing audit exercise.
The department reported 132 deaths and of these, 23 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours.
This brings the total fatalities to 94 397.
There has been an increase of 179 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 6 284 people currently admitted in both private and public health facilities.
On the vaccine front, 82 572 vaccines were administered on Tuesday.
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