As of Friday, 25 September, the country’s Covid-19 recoveries stood at 599 149, which translates to a recovery rate of 89.6%.
The Department of Health identified 1 480 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 668 529.
29 new Covid-19 related deaths were reported:
• 5 from Eastern Cape
• 5 from KwaZulu-Natal
• 5 from Gauteng
• 2 from Limpopo
• 8 from Northern Cape
• 4 from Western Cape
This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 16 312.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 4 117 079 with 14 917 new tests conducted since the last report.
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