8,920 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths recorded
The country’s COVID-19 infections are showing little sign of slowing down. On Thursday, 8,920 new cases have been reported.
Most of them were recorded in Gauteng, with 3,484 new infections. It’s followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 1,942 new infections. Meanwhile, the Western Cape recorded 1,461 new cases.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 38,557 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,920 new cases, representing a 23.1% positivity rate. @HealthZA reports 21 deaths; of which 8 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 100,630. See more here: https://t.co/90UAnzPJLJ pic.twitter.com/bhoowHBC0W
— NICD (@nicd_sa) May 12, 2022
Sadly, eight more deaths have been recorded. The positivity rate stands at 23.1 percent.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Kelly Khumalo celebrates her son, Christian’s 12th Birthday
South African musician, Kelly Khumalo celebrates her son, Christian who turns 12-year-old today.
Taking to Instagram, the singer shared a video of the cupcakes presented to him for his birthday, she also captioned the post with some assuring words to her son. Learn more
