The country recorded 24,270 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the known caseload to 2 019 826.
JOHANNESBURG – A staggering 24,270 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in South Africa in the last 24 hours. The highest in this third wave.
This has now pushed the known caseload in the country to 2 019 826.
Three hundred and three people have succumbed to the virus in the same period, which brings the total death toll to 61,332.
The Department of Health said 1 773 930 people have so far recovered from the virus, with a recovery rate of 87.8%.
Today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases in SA is 2 019 826. The number of new cases is 24 270. In the last 24 hours, 303 deaths have been reported which brings the total to 61 332 death reported as at 17:00. Number of recoveries is 1 773 930 with a recovery rate of 87.8% pic.twitter.com/0XOtK5FBi3
Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 2, 2021