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Those deaths bring the total number of people in the country who died with COVID-19 to 25,246.
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JOHANNESBURG – The Health Ministry on Tuesday recorded the country’s highest daily death toll from coronavirus in more than a week with 339 new deaths.
Those deaths bring the total number of people in the country who died with COVID-19 to 25,246.
Infections have increased by 9,501 cases in the last day, meaning that 940,212 positive cases have been identified since the start of the outbreak.
Eastern Cape had 107 new deaths, Free State 8, Gauteng 30, Kwa-Zulu Natal 45, Limpopo 7, and Western Cape 142.
In a statement Tuesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said: “We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the health workers who treated the deceased patients.”
# COVID-19 Statistics in SA as of December 22.
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Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 22, 2020
To date, the total number of confirmed # COVID-19 cases is 940,212, the total number of deaths is 25,246, and the total number of recoveries is 808,241. pic.twitter.com/Z9RMmQiTQd
Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 22, 2020
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