# Only seven patients were admitted to hospitals for Covid-19 treatment yesterday. In total, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases recorded 306 new cases yesterday, compared to Friday’s total of 393. The majority of new cases were from Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Limpopo had the least new cases. A further seven Covid-19 related deaths were reported, while 17 people are known to have died of the effects of the virus on Friday.