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A total of 59,068 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 16,240 new cases, which represents a 27.5% positivity rate. A further 516 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 68,192 to date.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).