New Covid-19 cases rise by over 10 000

New Covid-19 cases rise by over 10 000

The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 2 533 466.

South Africa Covid19 Vaccine - AFP
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday evening that 10 008 new coronavirus cases had been recorded since its previous report.


This represents a 22,8% positivity rate.


There are currently 160 679 active Covid-19 cases in the country


The death toll has climbed to 74 813, with 190 new coronavirus-related deaths reported.


By Sunday evening, close to 8.6 million vaccines had been administered nationwide.

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