In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health have recorded 725 new infections which takes the total number of cases in the country to about 662,000
Thirty-nine more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, which takes the death toll to 15,992.
In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health have recorded 725 new infections which takes the total number of cases in the country to about 662,000.
Majority of the new fatalities come from the North West with a record of 16 deaths.
The recovery rate is now at 89.3%, which means that more than 591,000 patients have recovered so far.
As of today, the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases is 661 936 with 725 new cases identified. The cumulative number of tests done is 4 047 723 with 6 180 new tests done.
We report 39 more deaths. Total number of deaths is 15 992.
Number of recoveries is 591 208 #CoronavirusSA pic.twitter.com/dBoadYmwSS— Department of Health (@HealthZA) September 21, 2020