COVID-19: 2 411 positive tests recorded in SA

On South African shores, another 2,411 COVID tests have come back positive over the last 24-hour reporting period, a positivity rate of 7.8%.

The Health Department has also confirmed 40 previously unreported deaths, taking our death toll since the start of the pandemic to 99,018.

On the vaccine front, just over 31.3 million jabs have been administered.

As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 667 560 with 2 411 new cases reported. Today 40 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 99 018 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 533 695 with a recovery rate of 96.4% pic.twitter.com/mDzjVAiyba

— Department of Health (@HealthZA) February 24, 2022

-EWN

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