Gauteng remains at forefront of Covid-19 cases in SA

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Sunday night Gauteng is the province with the highest number of Covid-19 cases.

The NICD says the flu season started in the week of March 24, four weeks earlier than last year and marks the earliest start to the flu season since 2010, based on pneumonia surveillance in public hospitals. Stock image.
The NICD says the flu season started in the week of March 24, four weeks earlier than last year and marks the earliest start to the flu season since 2010, based on pneumonia surveillance in public hospitals. Stock image. (123RF/phonlamaiphoto)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday night Gauteng is the province with the highest number of Covid-19 cases.

According to the institute, 972 new cases have been identified, with a 5,5% positivity rate.

It said there maybe a backlog in the number of deaths reported due to an ongoing audit at the national health department.

On Sunday 13 deaths were reported. None occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours.

The NICD said most new cases reported on Sunday were from Gauteng (37%), followed by the Western Cape at 25% and KwaZulu-Natal at 17%.

“There has been an increase of 10 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.”

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