TimesLive reports that the number of people being hospitalised for Covid-19 is on the rise.

In its report released on Tuesday night, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced that 83 admissions had been reported between Monday and Tuesday nights. This brought the total number of people in hospital for Covid-19 treatment to 1,900 with 996 being in public facilities and 904 in public facilities. The number of Covid-19 infections is also on a steady increase. The institute reported 5,062 new Covid-19 infections in the 24-hour cycle concerned — bringing the positivity rate to 18.4%. Gauteng accounted for the most cases (46%), followed by KwaZulu- Natal with 29% and Western Cape with 11%. “Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the national department of health, there may be a backlog of Covid-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 15 deaths and of these, six occurred in the past 24-48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,348 to date,” the institute indicated.

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