Daily Covid-19 update: 1,089 new cases recorded, 25 more related deaths
Recoveries now stand at 1,490,143 representing a recovery rate of 95%.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Twitter
As of Sunday, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,566,769 with 1,089 new cases identified, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed.
25 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 6 from Eastern Cape, 8 from Free State, 4 from Gauteng, 1 from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), 0 from Limpopo, 3 from Mpumalanga, 0 from North West, 0 from Northern Cape and 3 from Western Cape.
This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 53,736.
Recoveries now stand at 1,490,143 representing a recovery rate of 95%.
A total of 10,337,066 tests have been completed with 31,425 new tests conducted since the last report.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 18 April.
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— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 18, 2021
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