SA reports over 3 000 new Covid-19 cases

SA reports over 3 000 new Covid-19 cases

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Saturday evening that 3 220 new coronavirus cases had been recorded since its previous report.

Covid-19 patient South Africa
Emmanuel Croset / AFP

This represents a 9.2% positivity rate.


Gauteng remains the hotspot of the emerging fourth wave and accounts for 82% of the new cases. 


The death toll has climbed to 89 791, with 8 new fatalities reported.


The latest vaccination statistics show that just over 34 000 doses had been administered over the past 24 hours. 

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