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The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) latest COVID-19 stats show that 12 979 South Africans have tested positive in the last 24-hour reporting period. Omicron 4thWave

Test tubes labelled"COVID-19 Test Positive" are seen in front of displayed words"OMICRON SARS-COV-2" in this illustration taken December 11, 2021.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases latest COVID-19 stats show that 12 979 South Africans have tested positive in the last 24-hour reporting period. 126 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the same reporting period, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 91 061.Provincial BreakdownGauteng accounted for 17%; Eastern Cape accounted for 12%; Free State accounted for 5%; North West accounted for 4%; while Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape each accounted for 3% respectively of today’s new cases.Meanwhile, the country started rolling out third doses of vaccines on Wednesday.

The South African Health Products Authority gave the green light to the third dose earlier this month.This entry was posted on 30 Dec 2021,08:01PM at 8:01 PM and is filed under

 

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