COVID-19 in SA: 8,561 new cases, 28 deaths reported

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 8,561 new COVID-19 infections recorded in the past 24 hours.

Gauteng accounts for 6,168 of the new cases. The Northern Cape recorded the lowest number of cases at 36. A further 28 people have died from COVID-19 related complications, taking the death toll to 89,871.

The positivity rate currently stands at 16.5 percent and 51,977 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours.

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 51,977 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,561 new cases, which represents a 16.5% positivity rate. A further 28 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871 to date. See more here: https://t.co/X0vY4ETj4i pic.twitter.com/NgjtzIOcW5

— NICD (@nicd_sa) December 1, 2021

Source: eNCA

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