SA COVID-19: 22 910 new cases and 460 deaths reported

South Africa has recorded 22,910 COVID-19 new cases in the last 24 hours.

That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,135,246.

A total of 75,276 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

There are also 208,847 active cases in the country.

A further 460 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 63,499 to date.

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 75, 276 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 22, 910 new cases, which represents a 30.4% positivity rate. A further 460 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 63,499 to date. Read more: https://t.co/seZHVvBKUU pic.twitter.com/9Typ13f4qj

— NICD (@nicd_sa) July 8, 2021

Source: eNCA

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