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SA records 139 new COVID-19 deaths and over 8 000 cases

By Staff Writer
January 5, 2022

South Africa logged 139 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, the most recorded in one day since the widespread Omicron variant outbreak.

According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this means there are now 91 451 official deaths since the start of the pandemic.

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 40 105 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8 078 new cases, representing a 20.1% positivity rate. A further 139 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 91 451 to date. Read more here: https://t.co/mhI53dxCp2 pic.twitter.com/APgrft4byb
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 4, 2022