New Covid-19 infections top 16 000 for second consecutive day
Updated | By Martine van der Walt Ehlers
South Africa's Covid-19 infections surged by another 16 0000 in the 24 hours leading up to Sunday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases says. record three million on Friday as a new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through parts of the country, official figures showed.
The country's Covid-19 count reached a record three million on Friday as a new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through parts of the country.
The NICD said on Saturday evening that 16 366 new coronavirus cases had been recorded since its previous report.
This represents a 23.8% positivity rate.
Gauteng remains the hotspot of the emerging fourth wave and accounts for 71% of the new cases.
The Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal each accounted for 6% of new cases.
The death toll has climbed to 89 965, with 21 new deaths reported, while there has been an increase of 110 hospital admissions.
The latest vaccination statistics show that just under 58 000 doses had been administered over the past 24 hours.
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