SA records an uptick in Covid-19 positivity rate
South Africa has recorded a 19.3% positivity rate in new Covid-19 cases on Monday evening– the highest since January.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 1 954 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours reporting cycle.
Gauteng continues to record the most infections at 1 081 new cases.
“The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (55%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted for 11%; Free State accounted for 3%; Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 2% respectively; and Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% respectively of today’s new cases,” says the NICD in a statement.
The National Department of Health reported 30 Covid-19 related deaths and of these, 2 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours.
This brings the total fatalities to 100333.
There has been an increase of 65 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours with 2 282 people currently admitted in both private and public health facilities.
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