{"id":210851,"date":"2021-12-07T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-reports-6-381-new-covid-19-cases-nine-more-deaths\/"},"modified":"2021-12-07T10:33:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:33:18","slug":"sa-reports-6-381-new-covid-19-cases-nine-more-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-reports-6-381-new-covid-19-cases-nine-more-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"SA reports 6 381 new COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202112\/covid-19testdrandpatient.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa has recorded close to 6 400 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The NICD announced that 4 488 new infections were detected in Gauteng, which is currently the epicentre of the fourth wave. There were 635 cases in KwaZulu-Natal, 356 in the Western Cape and 337 in Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest data, the increase represents a 26.4% positivity rate, meaning the country now has a caseload of 3 038 075 COVID-19 infections.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the death toll stands at 89 975 since the outbreak, while those who are receiving hospital treatment has risen to 3 517 after 175 new admissions were recorded in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Department of Health said the country administered 133 468 vaccine doses on Monday, pushing the total number of distributed jabs to 26 490 416.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the department, 17 133 576 adults in South Africa have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the rollout programme.<\/p>\n<p>Also, 14 833 839 or 37% of the over 18s are now fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 621 have since received one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics also show that 190 019 booster shots were administered to healthcare workers.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 6 December 2021, there have been 265 194 191 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5 254 116 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has recorded close to 6 400 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday. The NICD announced that 4 488 new infections were detected in Gauteng, which is currently the epicentre of the fourth wave. 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