The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 18,847 new infections in the last 24 hours.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most with over 4,815 new cases.
It’s followed closely by the Western Cape, with over 4,600 cases.
Gauteng recorded over 3,000 infections.
Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga as well as Free State had under a thousand cases.
The positivity rate stands at 29.4-percent.
Sadly, 81 more people have died.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 64,079 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 18,847 new cases, which represents a 29.4% positivity rate. A further 81 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,743 to date. See more here: https://t.co/5zsTsmlJty pic.twitter.com/a4tAC0KyFP
— NICD (@nicd_sa) December 24, 2021
-eNCA
In other news – MaMKhize speaks on her 20-year-old son Andile marrying 25-year-old Tamia Louw and not Sithelo Shozi who is 27
Rumours have been circulating that she forced her son to get married. But reality TV star, Shauwn Mkhize, better known as MaMKhize, has a message for her haters.
She told the publication she’s happy her son, Andile Mpisane decided to settle down and also happy about her new makoti, Tamia. This after Andile (20) and Tamia (25) got engaged on Friday, 17 December in a ceremony that shocked Mzansi. Learn More