South Africa
#Covid19 cases increase by 19,842─── 05:33 Thu, 09 Dec 2021
Covid-19 cases in South Africa have increased by 19,842.
Gauteng continues to be the hotspot with 11,703 new infections.
It's followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 1,989 cases, the Western Cape on 1,899 new infections and Mpumalanga with 1,103 new cases.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 73,911 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 19,842 new cases, which represents a 26.8% positivity rate. A further 36 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,038 to date. See more here: https://t.co/4CCXgV2Qus pic.twitter.com/eyyX3l8hsm
— NICD (@nicd_sa) December 8, 2021
The positivity rate sits at 26.8 percent.
Sadly, 36 people have died due to Covid-19 complications.
The death toll now sits at 90,038.
