SA reports 16 585 COVID-19 infections, a drop after two consecutive record highs

A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 during a community testing, as authorities race to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Celestine Hendricks

4 July 2021, 20:40 [SAST]

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National health authorities have reported 16 585 new COVID-19 cases in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 062 896.

This increase represents a 30.2% positivity rate.

The health department has also reported 333 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing total fatalities to 61 840.

The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases (57%), followed by the Western Cape (11%), and the KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo (7% each) provinces.

An increase of 384 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours.

#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