South Africa reported 816 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in a statement.
SOUTH Africa reported 816 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a statement.
The NICD said that 816 new cases have been identified, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 911 497. The NICD said this increase represents a 2.8% positivity rate. “As per the National Department of Health, a further 56 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported, bringing the total fatalities to 88 292 to date,” the NICD said, adding that 17 960 260 tests have been conducted, in both public and private sectors, as per the table below.
The total number of cases reported on Saturday is lower than Friday . It is also lower than the average number of new cases per day, over the seven preceding days . The seven-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.
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