South Africa records 1,497 positive covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
South Africa's COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped to 5.7%. Over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, 1,497 tests came back positive. Most new cases were picked up in Gauteng that accounted for 39% of the latest caseload, followed by the Western Cape at 27% and KwaZulu-Natal at 20%. Sadly, the ongoing backlog by the Health Department has uncovered 26 more deaths in South Africa linked to COVID-19. Two of these fatalities […]