South Africa's Covid-19 positivity rate hits 30%
The Covid-19 pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down in South Africa.
Three hundred and thirty-three more people, diagnosed with coronavirus, have died.
This brings the number of lives lost since the outbreak to 61 840.
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More than 16 500 new infections have been picked in the last 24-hour period, which means the country has now reached a 30.2% positivity rate.
New cases increased by more than 1 100 in KwaZulu-Natal.
#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
