NICD reports 828 new COVID-19 cases in SA

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Celestine Hendricks

10 April 2022, 20:35 [SAST]

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 828 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa (SA), which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,732,075.

This increase represents a 5.3% positivity rate.

Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported.

” Today NDoH reports no new deaths. Total fatalities are 100,096 to date,” notes the NICD.

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#COVID19 UPDATE: 15,739 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 828 new cases, representing a 5.3% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports no new deaths. Total fatalities are 100,096 to date. See more here: https://t.co/mKu77dAeqn pic.twitter.com/Vl14ppBUxN

— NICD (@nicd_sa) April 10, 2022