The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the coronavirus test positivity rate was 7.6% in the latest 24-hour reporting period, which is still above the level at which the spread of the virus is considered to be under control.
The institute reports 2 489 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 637 673.
The NICD says in the latest 24 to 48-hour period, nine people died from COVID-19. The overall death toll now stands at 96 985.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 32,903 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 2,489 new cases, representing an 7.6% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 134 deaths; of which 9 occurred in the past 24–48 hours, bringing fatalities to 96,985 to date. More here: https://t.co/aY27Eg8wbV pic.twitter.com/M4Zh6PbSQH
— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 12, 2022
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Gauteng continues to record most of the new infections in the country followed by the Western Cape and Kwazulu Natal.
“The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (38%), followed by Western Cape (17%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 14%; Mpumalanga accounted for 9%; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 6% respectively; Free State accounted for 5%; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases,” notes the NICD.
