SA’s Covid-19 death toll surpasses 82 000
The country’s national Covid-19 death toll surpassed the 82 000 mark after another 431 new related deaths were reported in the 24 hours up to Tuesday evening.
Statistics released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) state that South Africa’s national death toll now stands at 82 261.
A further 7 086 new Covid-19 cases were reported, which represents a 14.4% positivity rate.
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"The majority of new cases today [Tuesday] are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Eastern Cape (22%). Western Cape accounted for 17%; Free State accounted for 10%; Gauteng Province accounted for 8%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; North West accounted for 3%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 2%," the NICD said.
The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 2 777 659, with over 16 million tests conducted since the virus first emerged in the country in March 2020.
