Covid-19 in SA: Confirmed cases increase by 2 646, 86 new deaths

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Covid19InSA: The cumulative number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 765 409, with 36 780 of these being currently active cases.

Cape Town - South Africa has recorded 2 646 new cases and 86 more Covid-19 related cases over the past 24 hours, the Department of Health said on Saturday.

The cumulative number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 765 409, with 36 780 of these being currently active cases.Of the new cases recorded on Saturday, 1 345 are from the Eastern Cape. The province also has the highest number of active cases, a whopping 10 412. At 6 826, the Western Cape currently has the second-highest number of active cases, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 6 021.“The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 5 269 062 with 26 007 new tests conducted since the last report,” Mkhize said on Saturday.To date, 707 784 patients have recovered from the virus and the recovery rate remains stable at 92,5%, Mkhize said.

 

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