{"id":223806,"date":"2022-05-06T09:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T07:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-records-9-757-new-covid-19-cases\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T09:26:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T07:26:07","slug":"sa-records-9-757-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-records-9-757-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"SA records 9 757 new COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202205\/angloashantihospital.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa has recorded 9757&nbsp;new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 818&nbsp;125.<\/p>\n<p>According to data provided by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents a&nbsp;25.9%&nbsp;positivity rate.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of new cases are from Gauteng, which accounts for 44%, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 24%.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Cape accounted for 13%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3%; North West accounted for 2%; and Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% respectively in the new cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proportion of positive new cases\/total new tested today is 25.9% and is higher than yesterday at 22.6%. The 7-day average is 21.9% today, and is higher than yesterday at 20.8%. The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased,\u201d the NICD said.<\/p>\n<p>The National Department of Health has reported&nbsp;64&nbsp;deaths and of these,&nbsp;7&nbsp;occurred in the past 24 \u2013 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to&nbsp;100 471&nbsp;to date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of hospital admissions, the department said that there has been an increase of&nbsp;135&nbsp;hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 668 982 with a recovery rate of 96.1%.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 24 592 030&nbsp;tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors.<\/p>\n<p>As at 19:00 on Thursday a total number of 35&nbsp;058&nbsp;457 vaccines have been administered. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has recorded 9757&nbsp;new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 818&nbsp;125. According to data provided by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents a&nbsp;25.9%&nbsp;positivity rate. 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