New Covid-19 cases rise by over 9 000, 81 new deaths
The number of
Covid-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 3 433 554.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Wednesday evening that 9 020 new coronavirus cases had been recorded since its previous report.
This represents a 26.0% positivity rate.
The majority of new cases are from KwaZulu-Natal (28%), followed by Western Cape (21%), while Gauteng accounted for 21% and the Eastern Cape accounted for 15%.
The death toll has climbed to 90 935, with 81 new deaths reported.
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There has been an increase of 458 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.
The country's recovery rate currently stands at 91.6%, with just over 197 000 active cases.
Over the last 24 hours, 48 874 vaccines were administered.
