In South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 3 056 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 652 024. This implies a rise of 8.8% in optimism. Gauteng (37 percent) had the most new cases today, followed by the Western Cape (24 percent) (18 percent ). According to the institution, there may be a backlog of COVID-19 fatality cases recorded due to the National Department of Health’s ongoing audit. A total of 435 deaths have been reported, with 17 of them occurring during the last 24–48 hours. This takes the overall nu…