Over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in South Africa

A total of 40 654 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, with 4 322 new cases being identified in South Africa in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 568 900. In a statement on Wednesday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this increase represents a 10.6% positivity rate. Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), the institute said there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported. The Department of Health said 156 deaths have been reported and of these, 36 occurred in the past …

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