The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has on Monday reported 13 992 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 180 785.
This increase represents a 31.0% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 11 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90 148 to date.
Some 20 283 906 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors.
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The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (48%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (19%).
Western Cape accounted for 10%; Free State and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively; Limpopo accounted for 2%; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.
NICD, the division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.
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