Nearly 9,150 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA in 24 hours as third wave sets in Figures from the past seven days, according to the NICD, mean the third wave of infections has officially hit the country By TimesLIVE - 10 June 2021 SA recorded more than 9,100 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Image: KATERYNA KON/123RF SA recorded 9,149 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) figures released on Thursday. There were also 127 Covid-19 in-hospital deaths reported in the past 24 hours, according to NICD figures. Gauteng again accounted for the majority of the new cases - 5,597, or 61%.