SA’s total COVID-19 cases fast approaching 2.5 million

A man is vaccinated as another looks on while waiting to receive a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, South Africa June 23, 2021.

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Lerato Matlala

4 August 2021, 19:34 [SAST]

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South Africa has recorded 13 263 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 484 009. This increase represents a 22.3% positivity rate.

The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (27%), followed by Gauteng (22%).

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has also reported a further 423 COVID-19 related deaths, bringing total fatalities to 73 415 to date.

15 031 457 tests have been conducted in both the public and private sectors.

Below are the latest coronavirus stats in SA: