South Africa has recorded 2 364 new COVID19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 645 269. This increase represents a 7.7% positivity rate.
A woman receives a dose of a coronavirus disease vaccine, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease vaccination to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021.in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 648 968.A further seven COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 97, 520 to date.The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng , followed by Western Cape .
KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 12%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 9% respectively; Free State accounted for 6%; Limpopo accounted for 5%; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases.
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