Three provinces account for half of new Covid-19 cases
Three of South Africa’s provinces continue to account for half of the new Covid-19 cases reported across the country.
These are KwaZulu-Natal (18%), Gauteng and the Western Cape at (17%) when combined, confirmed more than 50% of the new infections reported on Sunday.
Statistics released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) have shown that the country has recorded 648 new Covid-19 cases.
This represents a 2.9% positivity rate.
Thre was a sharp decrease in the number of new related death, with 25 fatalities reported, bringing the cumulative number of Covid-19 fatalities to 88 317.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 22,098 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 648 new cases, which represents a 2.9% positivity rate. A further 25 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88,317 to date. See more here: https://t.co/v88NnsRhMP pic.twitter.com/rZWbOebBEG
— NICD (@nicd_sa) October 10, 2021
