The latest cases and fatalities mean that there are now 1,786,079 total cases and 58,323 deaths recorded across the country to date.
“The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (64%), followed by Western Cape (11%). North West accounted for 6%; Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively; Eastern Cape & Northern Cape each accounted for 3% respectively; and Limpopo accounted for 2% of today’s cases,” the NICD said.
This means, in raw numbers, Gauteng accounted for 7,502 cases in the past 24 hours and the Western Cape 1,242.
There were also 1,974 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, meaning that there are now 8,832 people being treated in SA's hospital for Covid-19.
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