A total of 45 534 COVID-19 tests were conducted and 7 740 new cases were reported in the last 24- hour cycle in South Africa.
This represents a 17.0% positivity rate.
A further 134 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 81 595 to date.
“The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (29%), followed by Western Cape (22%). Eastern Cape accounted for 15%; Gauteng Province accounted for 8%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State and Mpumalanga accounted for 6% each; North West accounted for 4%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 2% of today’s new cases,” noted the NICD on Sunday evening.
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#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 45,534 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 7,740 new cases, which represents a 17.0% positivity rate. A further 134 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 81,595 to date. Read more https://t.co/Af7SGndYoV pic.twitter.com/MtF1ukInKv
— NICD (@nicd_sa) August 29, 2021