South Africa’s Covid-19 death toll hit 58 702 on Sunday, following the death of 112 more people, the health department has said.
The total number of new infections stood at 13 155 over the past 24 hour cycle, with the total number of positive cases now at 1 823 319.
Gauteng continued to bear the brunt of the virus, registering 66% of the 13 155 new cases recorded, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
Just over 2 141000 people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine so far.
20 June 2021 #COVID19 statistics in South Africa #CoronaVirusSA https://t.co/Bp93egcp1U
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) June 20, 2021
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 55,593 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 13,155 new cases, which represents a 23.7% positivity rate. A further 112 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 58,702 to date. Read more: https://t.co/XSvrmw7yPC pic.twitter.com/ar42d3xiv5
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 20, 2021
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