Covid-19 update: SA records 7,632 new cases and 163 deaths

This takes a cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,698,605 representing a 20.2% positivity rate.


South Africa on Monday recorded 7,632 new Covid-19 cases as the country scrambles to completely get past the third wave of infections.

The numbers were presented by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division responsible for the surveillance of Covid-19.

The number takes a cumulative laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,698,605, representing a 20.2% positivity rate.

“As per the National Department of Health, a further 163 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 79,584 to date,” reads the statement.

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It said that a total of 16. 040,903 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors.

“The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (33%), followed by Western Cape (21%.”

“Eastern Cape accounted for 17%; Gauteng Province accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga and Northern Cape accounted for 5% each; North West accounted for 4%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below.”

An increase of 345 hospital admissions were reported on Monday, according to the institute.

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