Confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA rise to 111 796, with 103 more deaths

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The country recorded more than 100 Covid-19-related deaths for the second consecutive day, bringing the total number of deaths to 2 205, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday.

After recording 111 deaths yesterday, a further 103 Covid-19-related deaths were reported – 15 from the Eastern Cape, 25 from Gauteng and 63 from Western Cape, Mkhize said in a statement.

In the next four weeks, the number of Covid-19 cases nationally is estimated to top 400 000 and 7 400 deaths could occur by mid-July, according to updated projections by the SA Covid-19 Modelling Consortium , which was published by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Wednesday.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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