The daily number of coronavirus cases has breached the 10 000 mark in South Africa on Wednesday. A statement released by the Department of Health reveals that the country recorded 10 008 new cases since the last report. The cumulative number of cases stands at 883 687.
The Western Cape is leading with 3 233 new cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng with 2 743 and 1 795, respectively.
The department says daily cases are growing exponentially.
“Our positivity rate is sitting at 21%. This far exceeds the ideal positivity rate of 10%. We continue to assess the entire country and where we identify risks, we will engage and make a determination if further containment measures or restrictions are required.”
The department has also reported 166 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total to 23 827 deaths.
A cumulative total of 5 968 692 tests have been completed with 48 118 new tests conducted since the last report. The number of recoveries now stand now stand at 774 585.
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