1749 new Covid-19 cases detected in SA

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The National Health Ministry has confirmed that South Africa's cumulative Covid-19 count stands at 677 833 with 1749 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the Covid-19 weekly surveillance report, compiled by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, these has been a decrease in private consultations

Percentage testing positive has been decreasing weekly since the peak of 31.4% in week 29. In week 39 the percentage testing positive was 11.2%, relatively unchanged from the previous two weeks. Percentages testing positive were ≥20% in Northern Cape and Free State, between 10-19% in North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, and <10% in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

From 20 September through 26 September, there were 8 038 new cases of Covid-19 detected, representing a 29% decrease compared to new cases detected the previous week. In week 39, all provinces reported a decline in weekly incidence risk, compared to week 38, which varied in magnitude by province, reduction ranged from 50 cases per 100 000 persons in Northern Cape Province to 1 case per 100 000 persons in Limpopo Province.The 2020 influenza season has not yet started.

 

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