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Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly amid the second wave of infections in South Africa, with the country registering another 9,131 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
This is after South Africa surpassed the 10,000 new case mark on Wednesday (December 16) for the first time since August. 184 people succumbed to respiratory illness on Thursday, and the Eastern Cape recorded its deadliest day this week, with 103 deaths.
The Western Cape recorded 58 deaths, while 11 were reported in Gauteng, eight in KwaZulu-Natal and four in the Free State.
This brings the total deaths to 24,011 since the first case was reported in March.
# COVID-19 Statistics in SA as of December 17.
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“We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the health workers who treated the deceased,” said Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize.
According to statistics, the Eastern Cape has the highest number of total deaths with 5,873, followed by Western Cape 5,288, Gauteng 5,146, KwaZulu-Natal 3,546, and Free State 2,104.
Mpumalanga has 617 deaths in total, North West 571, Limpopo 522 and Northern Cape 372.
A total of 780,313 people recovered from Covid-19, according to the latest figures. The information is based on the 6,011,235 tests carried out, 42,543 carried out since the last report.
Globally, there are 72,851,747 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), including 1,643,339 deaths.
Africa
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths has risen steadily since November in Africa.
In the last week, the number of new cases and deaths reported increased by 40% (74,500 new cases) and 43% (1,400 new deaths), respectively, compared to the previous week.
The agency said several countries in the region are reporting a resurgence in both cases and deaths, including Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa.
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