Cape Town – South Africa has recorded 1 649 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulative number of new Covid-19 cases to 3 675 691 since the pandemic hit the country in 2019, the National Department of Health said on Tuesday.
At least 18 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, bringing total fatalities to 99 430 to date, the department said.
“As of today the cumulative number of #Covid-19 cases identified in SA is 3 675 691 with 1 649 new cases reported. Today 18 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 99 430 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 651 039 with a recovery rate of 96.6%,” said the health department in a statement.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 675 691 with 1 649 new cases reported. Today 18 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 99 430 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 651 039 with a recovery rate of 96.6% pic.twitter.com/mVwuNt5xei
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) March 1, 2022
According to the National Institute For Communicable Diseases (NICD), 26 360 tests were conducted, with a positivity rate of 6.3%.
The majority of new cases were from Gauteng (37%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (20%) and Western Cape (19%).
“39 376 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3 628 new cases, representing a 9.2% positivity rate. Today, @HealthZA reports 213 deaths, of which 22 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. Total fatalities are 96 502 to date,” NICD said.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 26,360 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,649 new cases, which represents a 6.3% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 18 deaths; of which 6 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 99,430 to date: https://t.co/I2KuL3r0mK pic.twitter.com/1IAYBG4Qdm
— NICD (@nicd_sa) March 1, 2022
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