Tebogo Msimanga |
The total number of reported COVID-19 related deaths in South Africa currently stands at 15 168.
Over the last 24 hours, the country recorded 642 431 confirmed COVID-19 with 1 990 new cases identified. The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 842 898 with 21 736 new tests conducted since the last report.
Health Ministry regrettably reported 82 new COVID-19 related deaths- 5 from Eastern Cape, 27 from Gauteng, 10 from KwaZulu Natal, 22 from Western Cape , 8 from Free State and 10 from Mpumalanga.
The number of recoveries currently stands at which translates to a recovery rate of 88.7%, meaning that almost 570,000 people have so far recovered