- South Africa recorded 12 222 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections on Monday.
- 138 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death toll to 60 038.
- Gauteng accounted for 69% of the new cases recorded on Monday.
South Africa recorded 12 222 new laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 infections and 138 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 60 038 on Monday.
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Monday, the country recorded 1 941 119 laboratory-confirmed cases.
"The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)… reports that 12 222 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 28.3% positivity rate," the statement read.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43,155 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 12,222 new cases, which represents a 28.3% positivity rate. A further 138 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date. Read more: https://t.co/C5VeWkEfFI pic.twitter.com/sYi6ZNjXcE
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 28, 2021
As of Monday, Gauteng recorded 629 399 confirmed cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 352 401 and the Western Cape with 319 392.
"The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases (69%), followed by the Western Cape (7%)," NICD spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Jimoh said.
Gauteng recorded 8 408 new cases on Monday, the Western Cape 902 and Limpopo 563.
The cumulative number of #COVID19 cases is South Africa is 1 941 119 and the number of new cases is 12 222. Today 138 deaths have been reported which brings the total to 60 038 deaths. The number of recoveries is 1 723 882 with a recovery rate if 88,8% #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/DZrk9Z5dtW
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) June 28, 2021
By Monday, 11 801 people were admitted to both public and private hospitals. There has been an increase of 512 hospital admissions in the last 24-hour cycle.
South Africa conducted 13 011 903 tests by Monday, of which 43 155 were carried out in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.
The recovery rate is 88.8%, which translates to 1 723 882 recoveries.
The total number of people vaccinated is 2 787 996, with 97 202 vaccine doses being administered in the last 24-hour cycle.
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