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By Staff Reporter 
4h ago
JOHANNESBURG – The National Health Ministry has confirmed that South Africa’s cumulative Covid-19 count is 679,716 with 1,883 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
On Saturday, Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize announced that 29 more deaths had been reported. This brings the current number of Covid-19 related deaths in South Africa to 16,938.
The latest deaths include:
- 1 from Eastern Cape
- KwaZulu-Natal 11
- Gauteng 2
- Western Cape 7
- and 8 from the Free State.
Mkhize said: “We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients. Our recoveries now total 612,763, which translates to a 90% recovery rate.” .
A breakdown of Covid-19 infections in South Africa:
Deaths, recoveries and active cases by province:
According to the weekly Covid-19 surveillance report compiled by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), there has been a decrease in the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital in recent weeks.
“The number of respiratory hospitalizations continues to decline. The proportion of respiratory or Covid-19 hospitalizations at all ages is decreasing, but remains at a very high level among people 20 years of age and older.
“The percentage of visits to the general practitioner and the emergency department coded as respiratory is also decreasing. Differences by province and age group should be interpreted with caution due to the low numbers in some groups, “said the NICD.
All reports can be viewed on the NICD website.
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says Dr. Mark Holliday, Joburg GP. pic.twitter.com/rnY0YFXmTQ– Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 3, 2020
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