{"id":216593,"date":"2022-02-15T10:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-detects-1-094-new-covid-19-cases\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:37:41","slug":"sa-detects-1-094-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-detects-1-094-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"SA detects 1 094 new COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202202\/covidtestdreadloclady.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa conducted 15 930 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, with 1 094 new cases, representing a 6.9% positivity rate.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this means the country has now a recorded 3 642 925 laboratory-confirmed infections since the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of new cases were detected in Gauteng (482), followed by the Western Cape (170), KwaZulu-Natal (138), Mpumalanga (106), while the rest of the provinces recorded less than 100 infections.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 97 250 after 257 more people lost their lives to the virus, of which three occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, hospital admissions have increased by 47 to 3 967 since the last reporting cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The NICD has reminded citizens to continue to adhere to preventative measures to help limit the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of Health, South Africa administered 63 764 new COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which 1 389 407 jabs were given to children aged between 12 and 17.<\/p>\n<p>This pushes the total to 30 627 415 vaccine doses since the start of the rollout programme. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, the country is now home to 16 735 990 fully jabbed adults, while 785 483 booster shots have been distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Data shows that of the 3 715 people who are currently in hospital for Coronavirus, 2 676 are unvaccinated, 901 are fully jabbed and 138 are partially vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 14 February 2022, there have been 410 565 868 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5 810 880 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa conducted 15 930 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, with 1 094 new cases, representing a 6.9% positivity rate. 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