Western Cape, KZN and Gauteng lead new COVID-19 cases

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported at least 5 920 new COVID-19 infections in South Africa over the past 24-hour reporting period; bringing the cumulative number of cases to at least 3 546 808.

This is indicative of a 14.3% positivity rate which is lower than the previous reporting cycle’s 15.5%.

The provincial breakdown shows that the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng continue to report the majority of new cases:

1. Western Cape – 1491
2. Gauteng – 1198
3. KwaZulu-Natal – 1142
4. Eastern Cape – 559
5. Limpopo – 524
6. North West – 293
7. Mpumalanga – 278
8. Free State – 218
9. Northern Cape – 217

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