SA Reports 36,492 Cases Of Covid-19

As of Monday, South Africa has recorded 36,492 active cases of Covid-19, with 1,151 identified in the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3.659,698. This increase represents a 7.4% positivity rate, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has announced.

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (40%), followed by North West and Western Cape, each accounting for 17%. Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 4%. Eastern Cape and Limpopo each accounted for 2% respectively; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.

“Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of Covid-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 137 deaths and of these, 7 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 98,804 to date,” said the NICD.

22.896,483 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors.

There has been an increase of 42 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.

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#COVID19 UPDATE: 15,604 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,151 new cases, which represents a 7.4% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 137 deaths; of which 7 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 98,804 to date. See more: https://t.co/2uWy4aigHo pic.twitter.com/3r3zAH0k26

— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 21, 2022