South Africa hits 60 000 Covid-19 deaths
South Africa's Covid-19 death toll has reached a grim milestone with the death toll surpassing 60 000 on Monday.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 138 more people, who tested positive for coronavirus, have died.
More than 12 000 new infections have been confirmed in the last 24-hour cycle.
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This represents a 28.3% positivity rate.
Gauteng accounts for the majority of new cases at 69% - followed by the Western Cape.
KwaZulu-Natal has seen an increase of more than 480 fresh cases.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43,155 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 12,222 new cases, which represents a 28.3% positivity rate. A further 138 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date. Read more: https://t.co/C5VeWkEfFI pic.twitter.com/sYi6ZNjXcE
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 28, 2021
