1 March 2022
For the first time since May 2020, South Africa has recorded zero Covid-19-related deaths in a 24-hour cycle.
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday evening, the country recorded no deaths related to Covid-19.
The NICD said it was still conducting an audit into the total number of deaths and recorded 183 deaths in the last 48 hours. This brings the number of confirmed deaths to 99 412.
In the 24 hours leading up to the release of the statement, the country recorded 785 new Covid-19 cases. This represents a 5.7% positivity rate. As of Monday, 3 674 042 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded.
Gauteng continued to record the highest number of new cases, with 318 on Monday, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 158 and the Western Cape with 156.
Source News24
