The Department of Health's Acting Director-General Dr. Nicholas Crisp spoke with eNCA's Sally Burdett about the latest developments. Courtesy of #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has recorded 6,762 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours.
The Western Cape is leading in terms of new infections with 1,910 cases.
KwaZulu-Natal is second with over 1,200 cases.
Gauteng has 1,454 cases and the Eastern Cape recorded just under 800 new cases.
The rest of the provinces recorded under 500 new cases.
The positivity rate stands at 15.5 percent.
Sadly, 181 people have died, taking the death toll to nearly 93,000.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43,494 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 6,762 new cases, which represents a 15.5% positivity rate. A further 181 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,830 to date. See more here: https://t.co/NsOhOxSuN3 pic.twitter.com/32hA2uTKc3
— NICD (@nicd_sa) January 12, 2022
