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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (6 JUNE 2021)

Today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 696 564.   Province Total cases for 06 June 2021 Percentage total Eastern Cape 198695 11,7 Free State 104073 6,1 Gauteng 474484 28,0 KwaZulu-Natal 341023 20,1 Limpopo 66286 3,9 Mpumalanga 83933 4,9 North West 78836 4,6 Northern Cape 52832 3,1 Western Cape […]

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (5 JUNE 2021)

Today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 691 491.    Province Total cases for 05 June 2021 Percentage total Eastern Cape 198599 11,7 Free State 103731 6,1 Gauteng 471613 27,9 KwaZulu-Natal 340856 20,2 Limpopo 66138 3,9 Mpumalanga 83763 5,0 North West 78402 4,6 Northern Cape 52409 3,1 Western Cape

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (4 JUNE 2021)

Today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 686 041 with 5 668 new cases identified. Province Total cases for 04 June 2021 Percentage total Eastern Cape 198386 11,8 Free State 103284 6,1 Gauteng 468654 27,8 KwaZulu-Natal 340629 20,2 Limpopo 65963 3,9 Mpumalanga 83555 5,0 North West 77960 4,6 Northern

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (2 JUNE 2021)

Today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 675 013 with   5 782 new cases reported. This represents a 12,7% positivity rate- 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,

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Sustained increase in COVID-19 cases

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to observe a sustained increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa. “Today we saw a sharp increase in daily cases, with 5 782 new cases being reported,” comments NICD Acting Executive Director, Prof Adrian Puren.

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New study reveals that asymptomatic infections are important drivers of influenza transmission

A new study, published in Lancet Global Health, was conducted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), WITS Agincourt HDSS in partnership with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who also funded the study. The study evaluated the community burden and transmission of influenza (flu) from

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