SA has recorded 1960 new cases of Covid-19 the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 646 398. The Health Ministry announced that 113 more people had died from Covid-19-related illnesses.
Durban - South Africa has recorded 1 960 new cases of Covid-19 the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 646 398.
“Regrettably, we report 113 more Covid-19 related deaths: 19 from KwaZulu-Natal, 19 from Gauteng, 16 from Eastern Cape, 2 from Free State, 18 from Western Cape, 24 from Mpumalanga and 15 from Northern Cape. Our recoveries now stand at 574 587 which translates to a recovery rate of 88,9%,” the ministry said.
According to a weekly surveillance report by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, in the period 1 March 2020 through 5 September 2020, 3,335,910 laboratory tests for SARS-CoV-2 were conducted nationally.
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