South Africa has recorded 4 631 new COVID-19 cases in in the past 24-hours, bringing the overall number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 3 755 459. This reflects a 17.8% positivity rate.
According to the NICD, “There may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported due to the current audit effort by the National Department of Health (NDoH). Today, the NDoH reports 10 fatalities, with one occurring during the last 24-48 hours. This puts the overall number of fatalities to 100 286.”
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More than 50% of cases in Gauteng
The majority of new cases are from Gauteng with 51%.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded 22% followed by the Western Cape which accounted for 13%.
Eastern Cape accounted for 5% and the Free State accounted for 3% of all new cases.
Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 2% with Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounting for 1% of today’s new cases.
