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By Theolin Tembo 
9h ago
Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 88 more Covid-19-related deaths and 1,906 new infections on Wednesday night.
This brings South Africa’s Covid-19 death toll to 16,206 and infections to 665,188.
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.
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 19,640 tests performed in the past 24 hours.
The Western Cape still has the highest number of deaths, with 4,151, Gauteng with 4,095, Eastern Cape with 3,086 and KZN with 2,604, have the highest number of deaths in the country.
Deaths by province:
KZN – 18
Western Cape – 13
Gauteng – 11
Northwest – 9
Eastern Cape – 2
“Sadly, we reported 88 more Covid-19 related deaths: 2 from the Eastern Cape, 18 from KwaZulu-Natal, 11 from Gauteng, 22 from Limpopo, 9 from North West, 13 from Mpumalanga and 13 from the Western Cape.
This brings the total number of Covid-19-related deaths to 16,206.
“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 594,229, which translates to a recovery rate of 89.3%, ”he said.
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