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By IOL Reporter 
9h ago
Durban – South Africa now has 649,793 Covid-19 cases with 1,579 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours. However, the recovery rate remains stable, standing at 88.9% in recent days.
On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced that 20 new deaths were reported, bringing the total death toll from Covid-19 in the country to 15,447.
According to Dr. Zweli Mkhize, four deaths were reported in KwaZulu-Natal, six in Gauteng, four in the Eastern Cape, and six in the Western Cape.
“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 577,906, which translates to a recovery rate of 88.9%, Mkhize said.
He added that the total number of tests conducted to date is 3,918,478 with 15,692 new tests performed since the last report.
Worldwide, 29,093,519 tested positive for Covid-19 with 926,774 deaths and 20,935,831 recoveries.
Meanwhile, British clinical trials of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine resumed following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) that it was safe to do so, the company said on Saturday.
Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, were suspended this week after illness in a study subject in Britain.
“The standard review process resulted in a voluntary pause in vaccination in all global trials to allow for review of safety data by independent committees and international regulators,” said AstraZeneca.
“The UK committee has concluded its investigations and recommended to the MHRA that it is safe to resume trials in the UK.”
The company said it could not release further medical information.
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