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Covid-19 update: 5,931 new cases, 76 more deaths reported
The majority of the new Covid-19 cases are from KwaZulu-Natal (29%), followed by Western Cape (23%) and Eastern Cape (15%).
A member of staff undergoes a PCR Covid test during the Pro-Am in Johannesburg. Picture: Getty Images
As of Sunday, 5 September, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 2,819,945 with 5,931 new cases identified, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed.
This represents a 14.5% positivity rate.
76 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 83,419. The total number of recoveries stood at 2,594,857 with a recovery rate of 92,0%.
16,654,409 tests in total have been conducted to date in both public and private sectors. The country currently has 144,025 active cases.
A further 111 hospital admissions were reported in the past 24 hours.
The total number of vaccines administered in the country so far stands at 13,545,823.
Provincial breakdown
The majority of the new Covid-19 cases are from KwaZulu-Natal (29%), followed by Western Cape (23%) and Eastern Cape (15%).
Free State then follows accounting for 9%, while Gauteng and Northern Cape each accounted for 6% respectively.
Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively, and Limpopo Province accounted for 1% of Sunday’s cases.
Global developments
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Indonesian vaccination data leak
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s vaccination certificate is leaked online — hacked from an official app — sparking concern about the security of the country’s medical data.
Malaysia’s ex-PM takes charge of post-Covid taskforce
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, whose government collapsed last month following rising anger over its handling of the pandemic, is taking over the Covid-19 recovery council.
Fresh protests in France
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in cities across France for another weekend of protests against the health pass obliging people to have proof of vaccination or a recent negative test to have access to cafes, cinemas and many other facilities.
More than 4.5 million dead
The coronavirus has killed at least 4,550,974 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data.
The US is the worst-affected country with 645,159 deaths, followed by Brazil with 582,670, India with 440,225, Mexico 262,221 and Peru 198,364.
The United States has seen the worst average daily death rate over the past week, with 8,565, followed by Russia with 5,570 and Mexico with 5,071.
The pandemic has nevertheless seen a slight drop in the worldwide infection rate, down 3 percent on the previous week to an average of 639,315 infections a day.
