South Africa
SA’s Covid cases climb by 3 285, inching closer to 1.7m mark

IN the last 24 hours, South Africa’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases has increased by 3 285 to 1 699 849.
The Health Ministry announced that the cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 11 899 793 with 23 199 new tests recorded since the last report.
A total of 89 deaths have been reported, taking the tally up to 57 063.
Eastern Cape – 1
Free State – 23
Gauteng – 25
KwaZulu-Natal – 1
Limpopo – 17
Mpumalanga – 0
North West – 0
Northern Cape – 4
Western Cape – 18
“Our recoveries now stand at 1 581 540, representing a recovery rate of 93,0%,” the Health Ministry noted.
To date, 870 477 people have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
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