The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) latest COVID-19 stats show that 12 979 South Africans have tested positive in the last 24-hour reporting period.
126 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the same reporting period, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 91 061.
See the infographic below for the latest COVID-19 numbers in South Africa:
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Provincial Breakdown
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (27%), followed by Western Cape (26%).
Gauteng accounted for 17%; Eastern Cape accounted for 12%; Free State accounted for 5%; North West accounted for 4%; while Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape each accounted for 3% respectively of today’s new cases.
Boosters
Meanwhile, the country started rolling out third doses of vaccines on Wednesday. South Africa has so far administered over 20 million doses of Pfizer.
The South African Health Products Authority gave the green light to the third dose earlier this month.
VIDEO: Health Minister Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo speaks about the booster rollout:
