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South Africa has technically entered the third Covid-19 wave

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The National Institute of Communicable Diseases says South Africa has technically entered the third Covid-19 wave today 10 June 2021, as the national 7-day moving average incidence now exceeds the new wave threshold as defined by the Ministerial Advisory Committee.

A total of 58 322 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 9 149 new cases recorded, which represents a 15.7% positivity rate.

A further 100 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 57 410.

The majority of new cases were recorded in Gauteng.

Read the full report HERE

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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