SA records 110 COVID fatalities, 11,106 new infections

These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, take our known death toll to 91,561.

A morgue attendant at the Johannesburg branch of the South African funeral and burial services company Avbob checks the condition of a protective wrapping inside a refrigerated container where bodies of patients deceased with COVID-19 related illnesses are kept isolated ahead of their burials on 22 January 2021. Picture: AFP

Tara Penny | 136 days ago

JOHANNESBURG - One hundred and ten more people have died in South Africa after contracting COVID-19.

These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, take our known death toll to 91,561.

Over that same time frame, 11,106 tests also came back positive.

It's a positivity rate of 22%.

Just over 28.1 million vaccines have been administered in the country since they became available but many people still need to go and get their second Pfizer shots.

Adults are eligible for a booster shot six months after that second dose.

As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 494 696 with 11 106 new cases reported. Today 110 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 91 561 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 249 738 with a recovery rate of 93% pic.twitter.com/wYNu58BRWS
Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 5, 2022