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- South Africa recorded 16 585 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday.
- 333 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death toll to 61 840.
- Gauteng accounted for 57% of the new cases recorded on Sunday.
South Africa recorded 16 585 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday and 333 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 61 840.
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Sunday, the country recorded 2 062 896 laboratory-confirmed cases.
"The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)… reports that 16 585 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 30.2% positivity rate," the statement read.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 54,879 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 16,585 new cases, which represents a 30.2% positivity rate. A further 333 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 61,840 to date. Read more: https://t.co/wwEPMuvNVc pic.twitter.com/EcL7vhCrXP
— NICD (@nicd_sa) July 4, 2021
As of Sunday, Gauteng recorded 702 083 confirmed cases of Covid-19, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 360 163 and the Western Cape with 332 281.
"The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases (57%), followed by the Western Cape (11%), and the KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo (7% each) provinces," NICD spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Jimoh said.
The cumulative number of #COVID19 cases reported in South Africa is 2 062 896 with 16 585 new cases reported today. The number of new deaths reported is 333 and total number of deaths is 61 840. The number of recoveries is 1 808 082 with a recovery rate of 87.6% #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/Hdi2ze9K1o
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 4, 2021
Gauteng recorded 9 443 new cases on Sunday, the Western Cape 1 784 and Limpopo 1 230.
There was an increase of 384 hospital admissions in the last 24 hours. As of Sunday, 13 972 people were in both public and private hospitals for Covid-19.
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South Africa had conducted 13 450 014 tests, of which 54 879 had been carried out in the last 24 hours.
The recovery rate is 87.6%, which translates to 1 808 082 recoveries.
The total number of people vaccinated is 3 314 278, with 6 609 doses having been administered in the last 24 hours.
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