5,931 new Covid-19 cases in SA, 76 deaths
Updated | By Newswatch
Over 5,900 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the country.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday 76 more people who contracted coronavirus have died.
This brings the pandemic death toll to 83 419, with 29% of the new infections being recorded in KwaZulu-Natal.
The province registered over 1 700 cases.
"The majority of new cases today [Sunday] are from KwaZulu-Natal (29%), followed by Western Cape (23%). Eastern Cape accounted for 15%; Free State and Gauteng Province each accounted for 9% respectively; Northern Cape each accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively; and Limpopo Province accounted for 1%," said the NICD.
The NICD said 4 500 people came forward to receive the vaccine in KZN on Sunday.
Nationally, 13.4 million jabs have been administered so far.
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