SA registers 13,921 new Covid-19 cases
The majority of new cases are from Western Cape (28%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (24%).
South Africa has registered 13,921 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting period.
This is according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
"This increase represents a 23% positivity rate," said the NICD in a statement.
The increase comes amid concerns about low vaccination rates, especially among men, and as the national Department of Health (DoH) has advised that the country remains on level 3 lockdown.
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The NICSD says that, as per the DoH, a further 384 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 76,631 to date.
The majority of new cases are from Western Cape (28%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (24%).
Gauteng Province accounted for 15%; Eastern Cape accounted for 8%; Free State and Mpumalanga each accounted for 6% respectively; North West accounted for 5%; Northern Cape accounted for 4%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.
