{"id":34590,"date":"2021-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricavoice.com\/?guid=14a0a5331986a7526a373fcff16047b2"},"modified":"2021-09-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T00:00:00","slug":"new-covid-19-infections-on-a-downward-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricavoice.com\/new-covid-19-infections-on-a-downward-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"New COVID-19 infections on a downward trend"},"content":{"rendered":"
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the country is experiencing a sustained downward trend in new COVID-19 infections.<\/P>
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On Sunday, the country recorded 2 281 new laboratory confirmed cases, with 58 new COVID-19 related deaths.<\/P>
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There were 79 new hospitalisations as a result of the disease.<\/P>
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\u201cThe total number of cases\u2026 is lower than yesterday and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the seven preceding days. The seven-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased,\u201d the NICD said.<\/P>
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The institute said the new cases represent a positivity rate of 7.4%.<\/P>
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\u201cThe majority of new cases\u2026 are from KwaZulu-Natal (518), followed by Western Cape (390). Northern Cape (309) and Eastern Cape (321), Gauteng Province accounted for (235), Free State accounted for 212; Mpumalanga accounted for 148; North West accounted for 124 and Limpopo accounted for 24 of\u2026 new cases,\u201d the institute said.<\/P>
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The total number of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 2 882 630, with 86 174 people succumbing to illnesses related to the disease.<\/P>
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At least 17 598 vaccines were administered on Sunday, bringing the total number of vaccines administered to just under 16 million.<\/P>
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Fully vaccinated individuals now account for at least 7.9 million people in the country.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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