File: A health worker helps a COVID-19 patient back to her room in a non-profit COVID-19 care facility. AFP/Emmanuel Croset
JOHANNESBURG - 3,658 new cases were recorded in the last 24-hours.
Gauteng is in the lead with 814 infections.
It's followed by KwaZulu Natal with 794.
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The Western Cape reported 745 infections.
The remaining provinces have under 500 cases.
The positivity rate sits at 9.2 percent.
A further 30 deaths have been reported in the same period.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 39,654 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 3 658 new cases, representing a 9.2% positivity rate. A further 30 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 93 551 to date. See more here: https://t.co/5ijWeBiFG2 pic.twitter.com/fg1N0lJ1Ft
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 18, 2022
