Covid-19: Nearly 200 deaths and more than 10,000 new cases in SA

South Africa has recorded 10,144 new Covid-19 infections - 4,597 of these in Gauteng.

The increase takes the national total to 215,855 - currently the 14th highest number of confirmed cases in the world.

Of these deaths, 75 were in Gauteng, 44 in the Western Cape, 36 in the Eastern Cape, 22 in KwaZulu-Natal and 15 in Limpopo. In terms of the number of cases, Gauteng is now just 668 cases behind the Western Cape, which has long been the country's virus epicentre. Based on the current trajectory, Gauteng is likely to overtake the Western Cape in the next 24 hours.

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