Sadly 20 more people have died.

Gauteng continues to lead with 997 cases reported.

It’s followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 462 cases.

Over 34,000 tests were conducted.

The country’s positivity rate stands at 8.2 percent.

#COVID19 UPDATE: 34,620 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 2,824 new cases, representing an 8.2% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 268 deaths; of these 20 occurred in the past 24–48 hours, bringing fatalities to 96,289 to date. More here: https://t.co/4knFGCA9mX pic.twitter.com/mMvjNGMOsj

— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 8, 2022

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