South Africa has recorded close to 6 400 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.
The NICD announced that 4 488 new infections were detected in Gauteng, which is currently the epicentre of the fourth wave. There were 635 cases in KwaZulu-Natal, 356 in the Western Cape and 337 in Mpumalanga.
According to the latest data, the increase represents a 26.4% positivity rate, meaning the country now has a caseload of 3 038 075 COVID-19 infections.
In addition, the death toll stands at 89 975 since the outbreak, while those who are receiving hospital treatment has risen to 3 517 after 175 new admissions were recorded in the past 24 hours.
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