Over 550 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus in South Africa, while over 10 600 more people were infected with the virus. covid19 coronavirus
“Today the institute reports 10,685 new Covid-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2, 624,254,” Jimoh said.
“This increase represents a 20.4% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 553 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 77 993 to date.” The NICD said most new infections, 26%, were from the Western Cape, while KwaZulu-Natal reported 21% of the cases. Eastern Cape accounted for 17%, Gauteng for 11%, while the Free State, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape accounted for 6% each. The institute said the North West had 5% and Limpopo accounted for 2%.
In terms of hospital admissions, 526 more people were admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours. This takes the total number of people admitted to hospitals due to Covid-19 to 13 880.
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