South Africa conducted 36 113 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, of which 3 169 were positive.<\/P>
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According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this represents an 8.8% positivity rate.<\/P>
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Data shows that Gauteng remains the hardest-hit province with 1 003 additional infections recorded, followed by 590 in the Western Cape, 446 in KwaZulu-Natal, 366 in Mpumalanga and 224 in the North West.<\/P>
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This means the country now has 3 634 811 confirmed cases since the outbreak, while the death toll stands at 96 705 after reports that 203 people died from COVID-19 related complications.<\/P>
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However, according to the Department of Health, only 12 fatalities took place in the past 24 to 48 hours.<\/P>
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In addition, hospital admissions have increased by 86 to 4 354 on Thursday.<\/P>
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Meanwhile, the department is reporting there are 65 941 new COVID-19 vaccine doses, pushing the total to 30 468 125 since the rollout programme kicked off.<\/P>
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So far, 16 684 897 or 41.92% adults are fully jabbed, while 1 353 555 vaccine doses have been given to children between 12 and 17 years old.<\/P>
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The statistics also indicate that 742 378 booster shots have been distributed in South Africa.<\/P>
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According to the World Health Organisation, as of 10 February 2022, there have been 402 044 502 confirmed global cases of COVID-19, including 5 770 023 deaths.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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