Over 7 000 Covid-19 patients in SA hospitals
South Africa has 7 778 patients currently admitted in both public and private hospitals due to Covid-19.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says a total of 284 512 admissions have been reported in the country since the virus was first detected in March 2020.
“An increase of 936 hospital admissions and 153 in-hospital deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours,” reads the statement by the institution.
The national death toll stands at 57 879.
The latest report shows that 5 552 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in the country in the last 24 hours.
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This brings the country’s total cases to 1,752,630.
The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (67%), followed by the Western Cape (8%) and North West (5%) provinces.
Gauteng confirmed a total of 3 720 new infections on Monday.
On the vaccine front, 1 777 288 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered.
The country’s recovery rate has dropped further to 91,9%.
