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By Sihle Mlambo 
9h ago
Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 39 more Covid-19-related deaths and 725 new infections on Monday night.
This brings South Africa’s Covid-19 death toll to 15,992 and infections to more than 661,936.
South Africa has the eighth highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world, behind the United States, Brazil, India and Russia. Peru, Colombia and Mexico.
New infections are slowing down in the country and, starting at midnight, the country will enter alert level 1 of the lockdown.
Covid-19-related deaths in the country have also slowed significantly from the heights of 572 daily deaths in July, to double-digit deaths since mid-September.
The Health Department said it had now screened more than 4 million people in the public and private sectors, with nearly 6,100 tests performed in the last 24 hours.
The death toll from coronavirus in South Africa now stands at 15,992.
The Western Cape still has the highest number of deaths, with 4,121, Gauteng with 4,039, Eastern Cape with 3,079 and KZN, with 2,532, have the highest number of deaths in the country.
Of the last 39 deaths, Mkhize said they came from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and KZN.
Deaths by province:
Northwest – 16
Gauteng – 9
Eastern Cape – 9
Western Cape – 4
KZN – 1
“This brings the total number of Covid-19-related deaths to 15,992.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients.
“Our recoveries now stand at 591,208, which translates to a recovery rate of 89.3%,” Mkhize said.
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