NATIONAL NEWS - South Africa has recorded 13 992 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 180 785.
According to the Department of Health, this represents a 31.0% positivity rate.
A further 11 COVID-19 related deaths were reported bringing total fatalities to 90 148 to date.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service says it continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.
With regard to tests conducted, 20 283 906 tests were conducted in both public and private sectors.
In the private sector, 10 931 420 tests were conducted while 9 352 486 tests were conducted in the public sector.
The Department of Health says the majority of new cases are from Gauteng with 48%, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 19%.
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The Western Cape accounted for 10%, Free State and North West each accounted for 5% respectively, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively, Limpopo accounted for 2% and the Northern Cape accounted for 1% of new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province are as follows:
- Eastern Cape 606,
- Free State 647,
- Gauteng 6 711,
- KwaZulu-Natal 2715,
- Limpopo 328,
- Mpumalanga 617,
- North West 713,
- Northern Cape 191,
- Western Cape 1 464.
– SAnews.gov.za
