COVID-19 in SA: 1,761 new cases recorded with 43 more fatalities

In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health recorded 1,761 new infections with 43 more fatalities

A nurse tends to a COVID-19 coronavirus patient at the intensive care unit of the Bogor general hospital in Bogor city, West Java on September 3, 2020.

South Africa has 49,880 active COVID-19 cases. This is according to reports released by the Department of Health on Friday night. In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health recorded 1,761 new infections with 43 more fatalities. However, the total number of people that have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours is 1,190.

As of today, the cumulative number of detected #COVID19 cases is 677 833. The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 229 709 with 20 660 new tests conducted since the last report. pic.twitter.com/n6oWbXlaO2
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) October 2, 2020