The data for 16/05/2022 is favourable for Mzansi – Image via Unsplash
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said three more deaths were recorded bringing the fatalities to 99 767.
The data for 16/05/2022 is favourable for Mzansi – Image via Unsplash
South Africa recorded 1 980 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said on Wednesday.
This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 698 803.
This increase of 1 980 new COVID-19 cases represents a 6.2% positivity rate.
A further three COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 99 767 to date.
“The cumulative number of recoveries is 3 584 293.”
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23 485 052 tests have been conducted in both the public and private sectors.
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