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SA has recorded its highest number of daily Covid-19 infections.
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South Africa has recorded the highest daily number of new Covid-19 infections, with 17,710 new cases reported on Wednesday.
In his daily report, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that the positivity rate was 33%.
“The positivity rate, which is an indicator of how fast the spread is, remains of great concern,” he said.
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This has brought the cumulative number of cases to 1,039,161, with recoveries of 83%.
The death toll has exceeded 28,000 and 465 deaths have been recorded, and KwaZulu-Natal recorded 144 deaths since the last report.
A total of 53,279 new tests have been performed since the last report.
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