2 320 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths recorded

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 2,320 new COVID-19 cases.

They have also reported 6 more COVID-19 related deaths.

The majority of the new cases are from Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

#COVID19 UPDATE: 33,021 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 2,320 new cases, which represents a 7.0% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 46 deaths; of which 6 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 99,191 to date, read more: https://t.co/nG219gDtV6 pic.twitter.com/z6wlp90i2X

— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 26, 2022

Source: eNCA

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