South Africa records 3 085 new Covid-19 cases & 23 more deaths
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 3,085 new Covid-19 cases.
Gauteng is leading with just over 1,000 infections followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal with over 400 new cases.
Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Free State, and the North West recorded just over 200 infections.
Sadly a further 23 deaths have been reported in the last 24 to 48 hours, taking the death toll to just over 95,200.
The positivity rate stands at 8.8 percent.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 35,067 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3,085 new cases, representing an 8.8% positivity rate. Today, @HealthZA reports 195 deaths, of which 23 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. Total fatalities are 95,288 to date. More here: https://t.co/XVkLJBFzb1 pic.twitter.com/ZNb0XNVcVy
— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 1, 2022
Source: eNCA
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