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Coronavirus - South Africa: Covid-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (26 July 2021)

A total of 23 349 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 5 683 new cases, which represents a 24.3% positivity rate. A further 243 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 70 018 to date.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).