5 486 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
5,486 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
Gauteng accounts for almost half of those, with 2,213 new infections.
Kwazulu-Natal has reported 1,452 new cases.
Sadly, five more people have died.
This brings the total number of COVID-related deaths in South Africa to 100,523.
The positivity rate is at 25.3-percent.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 21,692 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 5,486 new cases, which represents a 25.3% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 7 deaths; of which 5 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 100,523 to date: https://t.co/5kONaE7NE5 pic.twitter.com/fxQ7OgK4OF
— NICD (@nicd_sa) May 8, 2022
Source: eNCA
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