South Africa records 6 762 new COVID-19 cases, 181 deaths
South Africa has recorded 6,762 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours.
The Western Cape is leading in terms of new infections with 1,910 cases.
KwaZulu-Natal is second with over 1,200 cases.
Gauteng has 1,454 cases and the Eastern Cape recorded just under 800 new cases.
The rest of the provinces recorded under 500 new cases.
The positivity rate stands at 15.5 percent.
Sadly, 181 people have died, taking the death toll to nearly 93,000.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43,494 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 6,762 new cases, which represents a 15.5% positivity rate. A further 181 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,830 to date. See more here: https://t.co/NsOhOxSuN3 pic.twitter.com/32hA2uTKc3
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 12, 2022
-eNCA
In other news – Meet the person behind R1.3 million nightclub bill; Passion Java, a Zimbabwean ‘prophet’
If you’ve so much as logged on to a social media site this weekend, then you probably saw the wild antics of partygoers at the 012 Lifestyle venue in Pretoria. A whopping R1.3 million bar bill was racked up – and Passion Java was the man picking up the tab.
Allegedly, Java – who has become a multi-millionaire through his work as an eccentric pastor – was not in attendance on Saturday, but he had no problems with paying the seven-figure sum. Learn More
