Third Wave: SA breaches 5000 new Covid-19 infections as Gauteng surges ahead
For the first time since the peak of second Covid-19 wave in December, South Africa has breached the 5000 mark for daily new infections.
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For the first time since the peak of second Covid-19 wave in December, South Africa has breached the 5000 mark for daily new infections.
The Health Department says 1,117,569 vaccines have been administered since the beginning of the vaccine rollout.
South Africa recorded 5 782 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily increase since the third wave got a grip on some provinces.
The Department of Health the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 675 013 with 5 782 new cases reported.
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