SA records 5 920 new COVID-19 cases
South Africa’s COVID-19 infection rate is steadily declining.
On Thursday, 5,920 new infections were recorded, with the positivity rate standing at 14.3 percent.
The Western Cape remains South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspot, reporting just below 1,500 new infections.
Both Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal recorded under 1,200 cases.
The Eastern Cape and Limpopo reported 559 and 524 new infections respectively.
The Department of Health has noted that there may be a backlog on the death toll.
A total of 159 additional deaths have been recorded, 51 of those within the past 48 hours.
It is likely that by Friday the national death toll will cross the 93,000 line.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 41,438 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 5,920 new cases, which represents a 14.3% positivity rate. A further 51 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,989 to date. See more here: https://t.co/heJd2mHR40 pic.twitter.com/MxS21cHS2e
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 13, 2022
-eNCA
In other news – VIDEO: SA rich kid drives Porsche to school
Yesterday was the first day of school for many Mzansi learners and the day was quite eventful as always. A Grade 12 learner is currently trending on social media after she posted on Instagram how she is showing up to school.
The leaner who goes by the username @Yanda.Woods took to social media to show off that she was driving to her first day of matric with a Porsche, carrying a Christian Dior bag for her books and wearing Louis Vuitton shades. Learn More
