Cape Town – South Africa has recorded 3 962 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulative number of new Covid-19 cases to 3 572 860 since the pandemic hit the country in 2019, the National Department of Health said on Thursday.
A further 139 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, bringing total fatalities to 93 846 to date, the department said.
“As of today the cumulative number of #Covid-19 cases identified in SA is 3 572 860 with 3 962 new cases reported. Today 139 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 93 846 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 394 527 with a recovery rate of 95%,” said the health department in a statement.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 572 860 with 3 962 new cases reported. Today 139 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 93 846 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 394 527 with a recovery rate of 95% pic.twitter.com/XKLH0vdB0t
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 20, 2022
According to the National Institute For Communicable Diseases (NICD), 37 484 tests were conducted, with a positivity rate of 10.6%.
Of the new cases, the most were in Gauteng (928), followed by Western Cape (813), and KwaZulu-Natal (681).
“A total of 37 484 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3 962 new cases, representing a 10.6% positivity rate. A further 31 #Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 93 846 to date,” NICD said.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 37,484 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3,962 new cases, representing a 10.6% positivity rate. A further 31 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 93,846 to date. See more here: https://t.co/3hODsgfRkG pic.twitter.com/tkuiRG8mnN
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 20, 2022
“Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of #Covid-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 139 deaths and of these, 31 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 93 846 to date,” the health department said.
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 139 deaths and of these, 31 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 93 846 to date.
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 20, 2022
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