South Africa gets new 6,372 COVID-19 cases

In South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 6 372 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 776 298.

This implies a 21.1 percent increase in positive. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported three deaths in the last 24-48 hours.

This puts the overall number of deaths to 100 351 so far.

SA COVID-19 | Evidence of increases in hospital admissions: Dr Angelique Coetzee:

In the public and private sectors, about 24 400 471 tests have been undertaken.

The National Health Laboratory Service’s NICD division continues to conduct laboratory-based surveillance to inform South Africa’s public health response to COVID-19.

 

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