Where are the majority of new Covid-19 cases?

There have been fewer daily cases over the last few days.

Limpopo health department staff have been sent home while the offices are disinfected after some employees tested positive for Covid-19. Stock photo.
Limpopo health department staff have been sent home while the offices are disinfected after some employees tested positive for Covid-19. Stock photo. (123RF/Jarun Ontakrai)

KwaZulu-Natal has again registered the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections in SA, according to statistics for the past 24-hour cycle.

The national health department reported 4,118 new cases in SA with 1,163 from the province.

The Eastern Cape had the second-highest number of infections with 1,005; followed by Free State with 484 and the Western Cape with 434 cases. 

“The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (28%), followed by Eastern Cape (24%). Free State accounted for 12%; Western Cape 11%; and Northern Cape 9%," said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday. 

Mpumalanga and Gauteng each accounted for 6%; North West 4%, and Limpopo 1% of new cases, the NICD said. 

There have been fewer daily cases over the past few days, with 9,199 on Friday, 8,411 on Saturday and 5,931 on Sunday. 

The cumulative Covid-19 cases are 2,824,063. The cumulative cases of Covid-19 related deaths are 83,617, according to the latest data. 

Gauteng had the highest number of vaccinations in the last 24-hours with 62,040 followed by the Western Cape at 36,650, KwaZulu-Natal 23,245 and the Eastern Cape 21,471.