Covid-19: 21 584 new reported cases, 382 deaths
An increase of 769 hospital admissions has been reported in the past 24 hours.
A total of 21 584 new cases of Covid-19 has been reported in the last 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said on Thursday evening. According to the NICD a further 382 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 61 029 to date. “This increase of 21 584 new Covid-19 cases represents a 28.4 % positivity rate. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,995 556.”
It added that the cumulative number of recoveries is now 1,754 793. An increase of 769 hospital admissions has been reported in the past 24 hours. The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases – 12 806 (59%), followed by the Western Cape with 2 447 new cases (11%) and North West with 1 468 new cases (7%) provinces. For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.
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