Johannesburg – The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic that South Africa is currently facing continues to take its toll on South Africa.
This comes as the National Department Of Health reported that 13 575 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours with 149 more Covid-19 relate deaths.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said, “A total of 58,635 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 13,575 new cases, which represents a 23.2% positivity rate. A further 149 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 58,590 to date.”
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (62%), followed by Western Cape (11%).
North West accounted for 6%; Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape and Limpopo each accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s cases.
A further 729 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours.
#COVID19Surveillance As of 12 June 2021, increases in admissions in Gauteng, Northern Cape, North West and Free State provinces were observed and these provinces have reached the case threshold for the third wave. To find out more here: https://t.co/O9UGfc8thw pic.twitter.com/w1WXyyRQgv
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 19, 2021
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