The health department says the country is still in the grip of a third wave of the covid-19 pandemic.

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28 July 2021

It will officially be out of the wave when the positivity rate is less than 10%. At the moment, the rate is 21.2%. The positivity rate is the number of tests, that comes back with a positive result. This as coronavirus cases rose by 7 773 yesterday. 370 deaths were reported which raises the official death toll to 70 388.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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