A 50-year-old inmate at an East London prison has died of Covid-19 after suffering from respiratory failure, the correctional services department said on Monday.
Eastern Cape: 489 cases, 72 recoveries and three deathsGauteng: 16 cases, 10 recoveriesHealth minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday night the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 22,583, with 429 fatalities."This translates to a recovery rate of 49%. This is above the global recovery rate, which is 42%."
A total of 583,855 tests have been conducted to date, with 19,485 tests completed in the previous 24-hour testing cycle.
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