Despite 13 000 new Covid-19 cases, SA's daily cases decreasing - NICD
The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the country has reported 13,719 new Covid-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,356,049.
"This increase represents a 26.1% positivity rate," said the NICD on Friday.
It added: "As per the National Department of Health, a further 450 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 69,075 to date."
The majority of new cases are still from Gauteng (33%), followed by the Western Cape (21%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 11%; Mpumalanga accounted for 8%; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 7%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 4%, and the Northern Cape accounted for 3% of new cases.
The NICD noted that the total number of cases on Friday was lower than on Thursday but higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days.
"The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased," they said.
There was an increase of 721 hospital admissions in the past 24-hour reporting period.
