Africa-Press – South-Africa. South Africa recorded 1 560 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, which represented a 6.2% positivity rate.
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Friday, the country recorded 3 710 766 laboratory-confirmed cases.
There were seven new Covid-19-related deaths, of which one occurred in the last 24 to 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99 939.
Most new cases on Friday were recorded in Gauteng, which accounted for 35% of new infections, followed by the Western Cape with 25%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 21%; Eastern Cape and North West 5% each; Free State 4%; Limpopo and Mpumalanga 2% each; and the Northern Cape 1%.
On Friday, Gauteng recorded 545 new cases, the Western Cape 384 and KwaZulu-Natal 325.
As of Friday, Gauteng recorded 1 206 002 cases, KwaZulu-Natal 658 735 and the Western Cape 648 849.
There were 35 new hospital admissions in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. As of Friday, 1 971 people were in public and private hospitals for Covid-19.
South Africa has conducted 23 701 064 tests, of which 24 977 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.
According to the Department of Health, 33 379 248 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered.
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