989 new COVID-19 cases reported in SA

People wearing protective face masks walk on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in France, July 22, 2021.

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Lerato Matlala

7 October 2021, 19:40 [SAST]

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South Africa has recorded 989 new COVID-19 infections, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 909 757. This increase represents a 2.9% positivity rate.

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (20%), followed by Western Cape (19%).

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has also reported a further 123 COVID-19 related deaths, bringing total fatalities to 88 104 to date.

17 898 602 tests have been conducted in both the public and private sectors.

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