{"id":39919,"date":"2022-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=9afe5c43e1448c3111f1b743901133de"},"modified":"2022-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:00:00","slug":"sa-records-2411-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/sa-records-2411-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"SA records 2411 new COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
South Africa has recorded 2 411 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 667 560.<\/P>
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According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the increase represents a 7.8% positivity rate.<\/P>
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On Thursday, the Department of Health reported 40 deaths, of these, seven occurred in the past 24 \u2013 48 hours, and this brings the total fatalities to 99 018 to date.<\/P>
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With regard to tests conducted, a total of 22 994 945 tests were conducted in both public and private sectors.<\/P>
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In the public sector, 10 517 018 tests were conducted while 12 477 927 tests were conducted in the private sector.<\/P>
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The majority of new cases stem from Gauteng (36%), followed by Western Cape with 20%. Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 18%, Mpumalanga accounted for 8% and the Free State accounted for 6%. The Northern Cape accounted for 5%, Eastern Cape accounted for 4%, Limpopo accounted for 3% and North West accounted for 2% of the new cases.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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