Cape Town – South Africa’s total number of positive Covid-19 cases now stands at 3 581 359 after 1 931 new infections were identified in the past 24 hours, the National Department of Health said on Sunday.
A further 114 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, bringing total fatalities to 94 177 to date, the department said.
“As of today the cumulative number of #Covid-19 cases identified in SA is 3 581 359 with 1931 new cases reported. Today 114 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 94 177 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 411 555 with a recovery rate of 95.3%,” said the health department in a statement.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 581 359 with 1931 new cases reported. Today 114 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 94 177 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 411 555 with a recovery rate of 95.3% pic.twitter.com/MBQAg8sGEy
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 23, 2022
According to the National Institute For Communicable Diseases (NICD), 22 567 tests were conducted, with a positivity rate of 8.6%.
The majority of new cases were from Gauteng Province (494), followed by Western Cape (386), and KwaZulu-Natal (371).
At the bottom is the Free State with only 59 newly recorded cases.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 22,567 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,931 new cases, representing an 8.6% positivity rate. 17 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported in the last 24-48hrs, total fatalities amount to 94,177 to date. See more here: https://t.co/lXn8cNWn0o pic.twitter.com/hfROwGlU8L
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 23, 2022
“Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of #COVID19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 114 deaths and of these, 17 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 94 177 to dat[e],” the health department said in a statement.
Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of #COVID19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 114 deaths and of these, 17 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 94 177 to dat
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 23, 2022
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