SA reports 6000 new Covid-19 cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 6 170 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
Gauteng continues to account for the majority of the country’s cases with 2544 new cases reported on Wednesday.
KwaZulu-Natal has also seen an increase of 1640 cases in the last 24 hours.
The latest increase represents a 22.6% positivity rate.
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The Department of Health has reported 30 Covid-19 related deaths and of these, with two occurring in the past 24 to 48 hours.
This brings the total fatalities to 100 407.
There has been an increase of 120 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours with 2479 people currently admitted in both private and public health facilities.
