COVID-19 cases appear to be declining. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the country could be entering a new phase. Progressive Health Forum's Dr. Aslam Dasoo discussed this with eNCA's Dan Moyane. Courtesy of #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - 4,227 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.
WATCH: COVID-19 in SA | NICD: New infections show steady decline
Gauteng is leading in infections with 1,322 new cases.
It’s followed by the Western Cape with 920 new infections.
KwaZulu-Natal has recorded 665 cases.
The Eastern Cape is sitting on 478 infections and Free State is on 272 cases.
The rest of the provinces recorded less than 200 infections.
Sadly, 14 more people have died due to COVID-19 related complications in the last 24 to 48 hours.
26,947 tests have been conducted, representing a positivity rate of 15.7-percent.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 26,947 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 4,227 new cases, which represents a 15.7% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 50 deaths; of which 14 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 101,002 to date: https://t.co/Ffr0tQ2fS0 pic.twitter.com/GtBW3ODlCX
— NICD (@nicd_sa) May 24, 2022
