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Thousands of new Covid-19 infections, dozens of deaths and hospital admissions

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Wednesday reported a significantly high number of new Covid-19 infections and Covid-19 related deaths.

In a statement, the institute said 4,406 new infections had been reported. This rise reflects a 15.8% increase in positivity rate.

On the high positivity rate, NICD executive director Prof Adrian Puren said: “The public should exercise caution in interpreting the data as there may be changes in test patterns. An early warning indicator, wastewater detection surveillance, shows an increase in Gauteng.”

 

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