Covid-19 stats keep ticking upward with 13,347 new cases
A further 226 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,264 to date.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), says 13,347 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa in the alst 24-hour reporting period.
This increase represents a 26.2 % positivity rate.
A further 226 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,264 to date.
13,062,835 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
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Gauteng still accounts for the majority of new cases (67%), followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces (7% each).
An increase of 711 hospital admissions has been reported in the past 24 hours.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 50,932 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 13,347 new cases, which represents a 26.2% positivity rate. A further 226 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,264 to date. Read more: https://t.co/U8YX4pysHM pic.twitter.com/PxJm6f49AX
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 29, 2021
