NATIONAL NEWS - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Sunday confirmed that new Covid-19 cases are down slightly, as well as deaths.
According to the latest data, 15,465 new cases were identified, representing a positivity rate of 30.7%.
Three Covid-related deaths were reported, a significant improvement from Saturday’s figure of 48 deaths.
This brings South Africa’s Covid death toll to 90,348.
KwaZulu-Natal is still leading the pack in terms of new infections, representing 27% of cases in the country. Gauteng is at 23%, followed by the Western Cape, at 18%.
The lowest number of new cases is currently in the Northern Cape, at 337, which makes up just 2% of Sunday’s new case load.
87 people have been admitted to hospital over the past 24 hours, an increase noted by the NICD.
There are currently 7,951 patients admitted in hospital for Covid-19
