{"id":1438,"date":"2021-12-02T08:51:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2021-12-02T08:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:51:39","slug":"shocking-8561-new-covid-19-cases-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2021\/12\/02\/shocking-8561-new-covid-19-cases-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking 8,561 new Covid-19 cases reported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A ttotal of 51,977 Covid-19 tests were done in the last 24 hours, with 8,561 new cases, representing a positivity rate of 16.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>72% of these cases came from Gauteng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa reported 4 373 coronavirus cases yesterday, which means that the number of daily cases has increased by 96% in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> UPDATE: A total of 51,977 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,561 new cases, which represents a 16.5% positivity rate. A further 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871 to date. See more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X0vY4ETj4i\">https:\/\/t.co\/X0vY4ETj4i<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NgjtzIOcW5\">pic.twitter.com\/NgjtzIOcW5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NICD (@nicd_sa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicd_sa\/status\/1466089777938280452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Omikron variant has already been reported in five provinces across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts estimate that by the end of the week, South Africa will record more than 10,000 new cases a day, with President Cyril Ramaphosa possibly speaking to citizens on Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AfriNuus reported on 14 September that Salim Abdool Karim, epidemiologist, predicts that the fourth wave could last from 2 December this year to 15 February 2022 (75 days).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicd.ac.za\/latest-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-south-africa-1-december-2021\/\">here<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/nigeria-important-market-sa-says-president\"> <\/a>to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: NICD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ttotal of 51,977 Covid-19 tests were done in the last 24 hours, with 8,561 new cases, representing a positivity rate of 16.5%. 72% of these cases came from Gauteng. 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