SA records 8 920 new COVID-19 cases

• Published date: 13 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

South Africa on Thursday recorded 8 920 new COVID-19, says the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

Representing a 23.1% positivity rate, the figure brought the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 871 085.

In the 24-hours, the National Department of Health confirmed 21 COVID-19 related deaths.

'Of these, eight deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 100 630 to date,' said the NICD.

To date, 24 804 199 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors.

A provincial breakdown of the statistics reveals that the majority of new cases on Thursday were from Gauteng (39%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (22%).

'Western Cape accounted for...