SA records 2,111 new Covid cases, positivity rate at 8.4%
The majority of new cases are still from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (24%).
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 2,111 new Covid-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,669,671.
"This increase represents an 8.4% positivity rate," said the NICD in a statement.
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Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported, they noted.
The NICD reported 127 deaths "and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,145 to date."
The majority of new cases are still from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (24%).
Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 17%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 5%; North West accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; and Limpopo & Northern Cape each accounted for 2% respectively of today’s new cases.
There had been an increase of 73 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.