File
The Eastern Cape accounted for 8% of the new Coronavirus cases reported by the National Instituted for Communicable Diseases in its latest reporting period.
The NICD said as of Friday, there were 26 976 new COVID-19 cases identified, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to over 3.23 million.
“This increase represents a 32.2% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 54 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90 226 to date.
The NICD said the majority of new cases were from Gauteng which accounted for 30% of the new cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (22%), Western Cape, 17%, followed by the Eastern Cape with 8%.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the National Coronavirus Command Council has decided to keep the country on the adapted Level One lockdown for the time being.
The command council met on Tuesday.
According to reports, Phaahla said the council had instructed that the increase in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and the recovery rate be monitored.
