In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has recorded 1,268 new infections, which takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to almost 671,000
A doctor walks in the Respiratory & Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit (RMPRU) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on July 14, 2020.
The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 22 more patients, which brings the death toll to 16,398.
In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has recorded 1,268 new infections, which takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to almost 671,000.
However, the recovery rate is now standing on 90%, which means that over 603,000 people have survived the virus so far.
As of today, the cumulative number of detected #COVID19 cases in SA is 670 766 with 1 268 new cases identified. Number of tests done is 4 143 466 with 15 028 new tests done. New deaths 22. Total number of deaths 16398. Number of recoveries is 603 721. Recovery rate is 90% pic.twitter.com/i4bg1U40n4
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) September 27, 2020
