South Africa’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to show a steady decline, although it is still higher than the 5% suggested by the World Health Organisation.
According to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, the country recorded 5 688 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24-hour reporting period, with a 14% positivity rate – far below a high of at least 35% experienced in mid-December.
“The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 14.0%, which is the same as yesterday (14.0%). The 7-day average is 18.3% today, which is lower than yesterday (19.2%).
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 40,487 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 5,668 new cases, which represents a 14% positivity rate. A further 119 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,649 to date. See more here: https://t.co/Rnjuo6wJ48 pic.twitter.com/BFHDVtHque
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 11, 2022
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