South Africa records 221 Covid-related deaths
Two hundred and twenty-one more people who contracted Covid-19 have died in the country.
This brings the number of those who lost their lives since the outbreak to 67 080.
Just over 7 200 new infections have been picked up.
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"The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (36%), followed by the Western Cape (17%). Mpumalanga accounted for 10%; KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 9%; and the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and North West provinces each accounted for 7%; the Free State accounted for 4%; and the Northern Cape accounted for 2%," the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said.
KwaZulu-Natal's coronavirus vaccination programme appears to be back on track, with more than 34 000 people receiving the jab on Monday.
A total of 5.3 million shots have been administered countrywide so far.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 26,407 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 7,209 new cases, which represents a 27.3% positivity rate. A further 221 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 67,080 to date. Read more: https://t.co/QAcNCDMWG9 pic.twitter.com/WQzygzjTdp
— NICD (@nicd_sa) July 19, 2021
