{"id":212024,"date":"2021-12-21T09:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T07:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/kzn-records-highest-number-of-new-covid-19-infections\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T07:54:56","slug":"kzn-records-highest-number-of-new-covid-19-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kzn-records-highest-number-of-new-covid-19-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN records highest number of new COVID-19 infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202112\/testtubesnip.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>KwaZulu-Natal is now the epicentre of COVID-19 after the majority (or 2 496) new infections were detected in the province on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the province also recorded the highest number of infections after 4 135 people tested positive for the disease.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), overall, 8 515 new COVID-19 infections were identified in South Africa, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 316 585.<\/p>\n<p>Gauteng logged 1 890 new infections, followed by 1 625 in the Western Cape, 651 in the Eastern Cape and 601 in the North West, while the rest of the provinces registered less than 500 cases. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest data show the peak represents a positivity rate of 29.9%. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Citing the Department of Health, the NICD said 105 COVID-19 related fatalities have been reported, bringing the death toll to 90 453 since the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 8 435 patients are currently in hospital for Coronavirus, with 328 being admitted in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country administered 71 874 new COVID-19 vaccines, 15 213 of which were given to children.<\/p>\n<p>This means there are now 27 599 038 doses that have been distributed since the start of the vaccination programme, while 15 389 994 (or 38.67%) adults are fully jabbed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the department, there have been 848&nbsp;172 jabs distributed to children between the ages of 12 and 17.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 320 December 2021, there have been 273 900 334 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5 351 812 deaths reported to the World Health Organisation. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KwaZulu-Natal is now the epicentre of COVID-19 after the majority (or 2 496) new infections were detected in the province on Monday. 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