Over 21K Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) have recorded 21 610 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 179 297.
This increase represents a 28% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 265 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing total fatalities to 64 138 to date.
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
Today, Gauteng accounts for 50% of new cases, with the Western Cape accounting for 11%. Limpopo accounted for 10% of new cases, while KwaZulu Natal accounted for 9%. North West accounted for 7%, Mpumalanga for 6%, the Eastern Cape and Free State each accounted for 3%, and the Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 09 July 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 09 July 2021 | New cases on 10 July 2021 | Total cases for 10 July 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 212547 | 0 | 212547 | 719 | 213266 | 9.8 |
| Free State | 119137 | -1 | 119136 | 583 | 119719 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 752854 | 29 | 752883 | 10770 | 763653 | 35.0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 367138 | -4 | 367134 | 1841 | 368975 | 16.9 |
| Limpopo | 89042 | 14 | 89056 | 2187 | 91243 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 104245 | -9 | 104236 | 1285 | 105521 | 4.8 |
| North West | 107681 | -33 | 107648 | 1451 | 109099 | 5.0 |
| Northern Cape | 61319 | 3 | 61322 | 297 | 61619 | 2.8 |
| Western Cape | 343724 | 1 | 343725 | 2477 | 346202 | 15.9 |
| Total | 2157687 | 0 |
