This increase represents a 7.4% positivity rate. The majority of new cases on Monday are from Gauteng , followed by North West and Western Cape, each accounting for 17%.
The institute says there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health. A further 137 deaths have been reported and of these, seven occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 98 804 to date.
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