- South Africa recorded 16 302 new laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 infections on Sunday.
- 151 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death toll to 64 289.
- Gauteng accounted for 52% of the new cases recorded on Sunday.
South Africa recorded 16 302 new confirmed Covid-19 infections and 151 deaths on Sunday, bringing the official death toll to 64 289.
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Sunday, the country recorded 2 195 599 laboratory-confirmed cases.
"The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)… reports that 16 302 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 30.4% positivity rate," the statement read.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 53,653 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 16, 302 new cases, which represents a 30.4% positivity rate. A further 151 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 64 289 to date. Read more: https://t.co/oGJpQDOoid pic.twitter.com/xLu2G8t5Rc
— NICD (@nicd_sa) July 11, 2021
As of Sunday, Gauteng recorded 772 196 confirmed cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 370 496 and the Western Cape with 348 159.
"The majority of new cases are from Gauteng with 52%, followed by the Western Cape with 12%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 9%, while Limpopo and Mpumalanga both accounted for 7%. North West accounted for 6%, Eastern Cape accounted for 3%, Free State accounted for 2%, and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of new cases," NICD spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Jimoh said.
Gauteng recorded 8 543 new cases on Sunday, the Western Cape 1 945 and KwaZulu-Natal 1 520.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 2 195 599 with 16 302 new cases reported. Today 151 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 64 289 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 1 922 601 with a recovery rate of 87.6% pic.twitter.com/R1wcU1ztnp
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 11, 2021
There were 459 new hospital admissions in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. As of Sunday, 16 341 people were in both public and private hospitals for Covid-19.
South Africa had conducted 13 901 847 tests by Sunday, of which 53 653 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.
The recovery rate is 87.6%, which translates to 1 922 601 recoveries.
According to the Department of Health, 4 236 718 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 7 824 were administered on Sunday, and 1 029 were second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
To date, 452 728 people have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, while 903 015 have been vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.