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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