South Africa recorded 453 new Covid-19 cases and 50 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said.
It said the majority of cases, for Tuesday, were reported in KwaZulu-Natal with 23% of cases followed by Gauteng at 21% - while the Western Cape accounted for 19% of cases. Free State accounted for 10% of cases, Mpumalanga for 9%, the Northern Cape accounted for 7% - while North West accounted for 6%, Eastern Cape for 5% and Limpopo 1%.
The NICD said the total number of Covid-19 cases on Tuesday is 1.6%, which is higher than that recorded on Monday .According to the Health Department’s vaccine dashboard, as of 5pm on Tuesday, a total of 185 440 vaccines were administered. Gauteng has administered the most vaccines in the last 24 hours, as the dashboard records a total of 51 191 vaccines administered in the province, with the Western Cape following with 28 611 vaccines administered, and Limpopo with 23 751 vaccines administered.
KwaZulu-Natal administered 20 494, Eastern Cape 18 756, Free State 13 474, North West 12 064 and Mpumalanga 11 969.
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