- South Africa recorded 205 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Sunday.
- 13 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the confirmed death toll to 89 332.
- More than 23 million vaccine doses have been administered.
South Africa recorded 205 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Sunday and 13 deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 89 332.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Sunday, the country recorded 2 923 956 laboratory-confirmed cases.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 24,629 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 205 new cases, which represents a 0.8% positivity rate. A further 13 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,332 to date. See more here: https://t.co/hKqCSKRVHb pic.twitter.com/NBhwxIifdL
— NICD (@nicd_sa) November 7, 2021
According to the Department of Health, 23 151 823 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 10 930 were administered in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.
To date, 15 568 945 people – 39% of the adult population – have received at least one vaccine dose. Of those, 12 855 658 are fully vaccinated adults. Since 20 October, 210 149 children have been vaccinated.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded 53 new cases on Sunday, Gauteng 40, the Western Cape 35, Northern Cape 26, Free State 18, Eastern Cape 14, North West 13 and Mpumalanga six.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 2 923 956 with 205 new cases reported. Today 13 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 89 332 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 2 818 103 with a recovery rate of 96,4% pic.twitter.com/r8z0xHLOHr
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) November 7, 2021
There are 16 521 active cases, and the country has a positivity rate of 0.8%.
South Africa has conducted 18 724 313 cumulative tests, of which 24 629 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.
The recovery rate is 96.4%, which translates to 2 818 103 recoveries.
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