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South Africa recorded 118 more Covid-19-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 21,201.
South Africa recorded 118 more Covid-19-related deaths as of Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 21,201.
Of the 118 deaths, 51 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 24 in the Free State, seven in Gauteng, two in KwaZulu-Natal, four in Limpopo and 30 in the Western Cape.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the health workers who treated the deceased patients,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement Wednesday night.
“We have identified that there is a need to reconcile the data in Gauteng. We have called the province’s attention and they have indicated that they are in the process of harmonizing the data. For this reason, we will not report the recoveries and active cases in the province for [Wednesday] while we wait for the urgent conclusion of these processes. “
There have been 3,250 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total infections to 775,502.
The cumulative number of tests carried out to date is 5,355,068, with 29,437 new tests carried out since the last report.
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