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By IOL Reporter 
9h ago
Durban – A total of 1,575 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in South Africa in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total cases to 692,471.
On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced that 107 new Covid-19-related deaths had been reported.
“Sadly, 58 deaths in the Eastern Cape, 38 in the Free State, four in KwaZulu Natal, six in Gauteng and one in the Western Cape. This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 17,780. Of the 107 deaths reported today , four occurred in the last 24-48 hours, one in Gauteng, two in KwaZulu Natal and one in the Western Cape, “said Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize.
He added that the recovery rate was stable at 90% with 623,765 people recovering from Covid-19.
The cumulative number of tests performed to date is 4,407,441 with 19,270 new tests performed since the last report.
Mkhize has urged communities to continue to adhere to security protocols despite the downgrade to level 1.
“We may be at level 1 lockdown, but we would like to urge people to take the risk of Covid-19 seriously. Please continue to wear masks, disinfection, social distancing, etc.,” he said.
We may be at level 1 lockdown, but we would like to urge people to take a chance on # COVID-19 seriously. Continue using masks, disinfection, social distancing, etc. @ Newzroom405
– Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 11, 2020
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