The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has detected 482 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 3 999 345 since the outbreak.<\/P>
The latest data shows that 165 people who contracted the virus in the past 24 hours are from Gauteng, 95 in the Western Cape, 68 in Mpumalanga, 64 in KwaZulu-Natal, 40 in the Eastern Cape and 20 in the North West, while the rest of the provinces recorded less than 20 infections.<\/P>
Meanwhile, eight patients succumbed to the respiratory disease, of which three lost their lives in the past 24 to 48 hours.<\/P>
This means the death toll now stands at 101 915 to date.<\/P>
\u201cThere has been an increase of nine hospital admissions in the past 24 hours,\u201d the NICD said, adding that there are now 1 105 people receiving hospital treatment for COVID-19.<\/P>
The information is based on 25 858 208 tests conducted in both public and private sectors.<\/P>
According to the Department of Health, South Africa administered 13 372 COVID-19 vaccine doses, pushing the total to 37 012 038.<\/P>
In addition, there are 20 195 801 adults who are jabbed, while 2 615 275 vaccine doses were given to children aged between 12 and 17.<\/P>
Globally, as of 14 July 2022, there have been 556 897 312 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6 356 812 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation. <\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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