146 new coronavirus cases reported in SA

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2021.

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Lerato Matlala

25 October 2021, 19:53 [SAST]

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South Africa has recorded 146 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 919 778.

This increase represents a 1.0% positivity rate. The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (30%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal accounting for 26%.

The National Institute for Communicable has also reported a further nine COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88 934 to date.

18 378 836 tests have been conducted in both the public and private sectors.

Below are the latest coronavirus statistics in South Africa: