KZN continues to account for majority of new Covid cases
South Africa has recorded a total of 21 157 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
In a statement, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases says the increase represents a 29.1% positivity rate.
A further 75 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90 662 to date.
The majority of new cases stem from KwaZulu-Natal with 5 241 new cases, while Gauteng has over 4 000 new cases.
"The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Western Cape (22%). Gauteng accounted for 20%; Eastern Cape accounted for 12% and Free State 7%. North West accounted for 5%; Limpopo and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% and Northern Cape accounted for 2%," the NICD said.
There has been an increase of 411 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.
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