The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says there were 7 657 new cases, representing a 17.2% positivity rate. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,747,082.

The majority of new cases are once again from Gauteng (64%), followed by the Western Cape (9%) and the North West (7%) provinces. Gauteng recorded 4,891 new infections.

“An increase of 632 hospital admissions and 78 in-hospital deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours,” reads the statement by the Institute.

A total of 59  more people have succumbed to the virus. South Africa’s death toll stands at 57,731.

A total of 7 571 people are currently admitted to hospitals.

The national recovery rate has slipped to 92%. On the vaccine front, 1 773 417 vaccines have been administered.

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