Covid19: SA Eclipses 70 000 Death Toll Mark, 243 New Fatalities Recorded

The NICD further reported that the test positivity rate for coronavirus has dipped below 25 per cent.

Jimoh said close to 2.4 million lab-confirmed positive coronavirus cases have, so far, been recorded.

The other provinces are KwaZulu-Natal andMpumalangawith a 15 and 10 per cent test positivity rate, respectively.

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South Africa has now surpassed the 70 000 mark for the number of Covid19-related deaths that have been recorded. Image: Emmanuel Croset/ AFP.Source: Getty Images

PresidentCyril Ramaphosaon Sunday imposed an adjusted level 3 lockdown across the country from Monday, 26 July.

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He was the Head of Current Affairs at Briefly News.

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