South Africa has recorded 22 391 new COVID-19 cases, representing a 29.8% positivity rate.
This means there are now 3 093 452 laboratory-confirmed cases since the outbreak, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.
This as there has been19 988 045 tests conducted.
Gauteng recorded the highest number of infections after 11 791 people tested positive.
The province is followed by 2 756 cases in KwaZulu-Natal, 2 194 in the Western Cape, 1 308 in the North West, 1008 in Free State and 1 055 in Limpopo. The rest of the provinces recorded less than 1 000 additional infections.
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#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 75,251 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 22,391 new cases, which represents a 29.8% positivity rate. A further 22 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,060 to date. See more here: https://t.co/ES97zVRE7W pic.twitter.com/pK9H3KDalS
— NICD (@nicd_sa) December 9, 2021
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