11,535 new Covid-19 cases registered in South Africa
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) data shows that 11,535 new infections were diagnosed over the last reporting period. Forty-four deaths were also recorded over the same period.
The latest figures represent a 22.4% test positivity rate, a 6% jump from the previous day.
Gauteng accounts for 72% of the new coronavirus infections, the Western Cape 6% and KwaZulu-Natal 5%.
NICD clinical microbiologist, Professor Anne von Gottberg, said that the prevalence of COVID-19was set to increase.
“We believe that the number of cases will increase exponentially in all provinces throughout the country,” she said.
