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Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HealthZA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HealthZA<\/a> reports 132 deaths, of which 23 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. Total fatalities are 94,397 to date. More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPiipjmHFD\">https:\/\/t.co\/mPiipjmHFD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GexMtu1Zwp\">pic.twitter.com\/GexMtu1Zwp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NICD (@nicd_sa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicd_sa\/status\/1486021079005114371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo<\/em>: Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa conducted 36 216 Coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours, of which 3 197 came back positive, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the country logged 132 deaths, with 23 occurring in the past 24 to 48 hours. 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