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- As of Wednesday, South Africa recorded a total of 1 675 013 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
- 5 782 new cases were recorded in the last 24-hour cycle.
- 110 new Covid-19-related fatalities have been recorded, taking the official death toll to 56 711.
South Africa recorded 5 782 new Covid-19 infections by Wednesday and 110 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the official death toll to 56 711.
According to a statement by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, as of Wednesday, the country recorded a total of 1 675 013 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
He said the positivity rate is 12.7%.
"We will be monitoring this increase in positivity rate to see if it sustains and meanwhile urge all citizens to remain vigilant and adhere to non-pharmaceutical interventions, even if vaccinated," Mkhize said.
The total number of people vaccinated is 1 117 569. In total, 72 465 vaccine jabs were administered in the last 24-hour cycle. Of the total number of people vaccinated, 637 801 were administered using the Pfizer vaccine as part of phase two of the national vaccine rollout.
The health minister said:
The recovery rate is 93.5% and 1 565 684 recoveries have been recorded.
To date, 11 713 400 tests have been completed, with 45 484 tests conducted in the last 24-hour cycle, Mkhize said.
Mkhize also reported a further 110 Covid-19-related deaths, of which 54 were recorded in Gauteng, 16 in North West, 11 in Limpopo, 11 in the Free State, seven in the Northern Cape, four in KwaZulu-Natal, four in Mpumalanga and three in the Western Cape.
This brings the total to 56 711 official deaths.
"We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased," Mkhize said.
