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South Africa has recorded 18 762 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1 895 905. The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new infections, with 11 777 new cases.
The province updated the media regarding its strategy on combating the coronavirus:
It is followed by the Western Cape which accounts for 9% of the cases. This increase represents a 25.5 % positivity rate.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has also reported a further 215 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 59 621.
The total number of tests is 12 842 76, with 606 hospital admissions reported in the past 24 hours.
The latest coronavirus statistics in South Africa:
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