The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 4 118 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 824 063.
This increase represents a 14.0% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 198 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 83 617 to date.
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About 16 779 074 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors
The majority of new cases are from KwaZulu-Natal 28%, followed by the Eastern Cape 24%.
Free State accounted for 12%; Western Cape accounted for 11%; Northern Cape accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%, Gauteng Province accounted for 6%, North West accounted for 4% and Limpopo Province accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.
Scientific research findings around the COVID-19 vaccination rollout:
