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Another day of low infections as new Covid-19 cases in SA drop below 4,500

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A day after posting the lowest number of new Covid-19 infections in 41 days, on Wednesday night the number of new cases in SA had dropped even further.

The latest figures are based on just 19,507 tests, significantly fewer than have typically been conducted in 24-hour cycles over the past few weeks. In total, 3,078,202 tests have been conducted across the country to date.

Mkhize on Wednesday night also reported 345 new fatalities, taking the national Covid-19 death toll to 8,884. Of these, 116 were recorded in Gauteng, 97 in the Western Cape, 89 in KwaZulu-Natal and 43 in the Eastern Cape. SA's recovery rate has edged closer towards 70%, with Mkhize confirming 363,751 recoveries - a rate of 69.8%.

 

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