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SA logs 1 332 new COVID-19 infections, with 88 deaths

By Staff Writer
January 25, 2022

South Africa detected 1 332 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24-hour reporting cycle, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.

According to NICD data, Gauteng remains the hardest-hit province, with 460 people who have contracted the virus, followed by 232 in the Western Cape, 213 in KwaZulu-Natal and 114 in Mpumalanga.
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#COVID19 UPDATE: 17,187 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,332 new cases representing a 7.8% positivity rate. Today, @HealthZA reports 88 deaths, of which 14 occurred in the past 24–48 hours. The total fatalities are 94,265 to date. More here: https://t.co/36qCOGpWoz pic.twitter.com/zfXV31XXav
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 24, 2022