-	23 Sep | South African rand gains as central bank holds rates
-	22 Sep | South Africa adopts more ambitious emissions target before climate summit
-	21 Sep | South African rand firms in uncertain trade
-	20 Sep | South African rand weakens in early trade as dollar rallies
-	18 Sep | Woman in New Zealand charged with murdering her children after arriving from South Africa
-	12 Sep | South Africa loosens COVID curbs as third wave eases
-	8 Sep | South Africa puts off municipal election for 4 days after court bars long COVID delay
-	8 Sep | South African state insurer in talks over larger bailout
-	8 Sep | South African rhino ranch keeps poachers away, but at a cost
-	8 Sep | South African rand drifts lower, tracking dollar moves

	CONFIRMED CASES
	2,894,342 in total	( +2468) daily average*
	REPORTED DEATHS
	86,967 in total	( +145) daily average*
	PERSONS TESTED
	17,528,759 in total	( +35444) daily average*
test data provided by: Newsnodes, Nono

Latest update: 24 September, 21:58 CET
*) The daily average increase is the average number of new cases/deaths/tests reported in the last 7 days.


The Delta (B.1.617.2)-variant* (94%) was the dominant COVID-19 strain in South Africa over the last 4 weeks.
The chart below shows how often a coronavirus variant was detected among sequenced cases over time. The data is meant to give a indication of general trends.


Source: GISAID

For more information about COVID-variants, visit our COVID variant monitor.


Daily reporting time:
~20:30hrs CET

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Please note: the regional charts comparing South Africa with neighbouring countries in Southern Africa have been moved to the region page of Southern Africa.

Below is all historic data provided by Newsnodes. The historic data is a mix of data collected from the World Health Organization, Governments and National Public Health Authorities.

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