CAPE TOWN – South Africa recorded 10 139 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday and 272 deaths, the Health Department said.
The department said the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa was 2 605 586.
“Today 272 deaths have been reported, bringing the total to 77 141 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 2 375 634 with a recovery rate of 91.2%”
To date, 2 375 633 people have recovered from Covid-19, while the active cases were 152 812. According to the statistics, 9 387 129 vaccines have been administered.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the increase in new cases represented a 21% positivity rate.
To date, 15 595 731 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors, the institute said.
“The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (28%), followed by the Western Cape (26%),” it said.
The Eastern Cape accounted for 13%, Gauteng for 12%, the Free State for 5%; Mpumalanga, the North West and the Northern Cape each accounted for 4%; and Limpopo accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.
The NICD said 219 people were admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours.
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