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There has been an increase in infections in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal with more than 150,000 active cases across the country.
FILE: A city of Tshwane health official takes a nasal swab for COVID-19 coronavirus from a taxi operator on Bloed Street Mall in Pretoria’s central business district on June 11, 2020. Image: AFP
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has experienced its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections with 14,796 new cases registered, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 983,359.
There have also been 293 more deaths with the country’s death toll now at 26,276.
According to the Health Department, 115 deaths were recorded in the Eastern Cape, six in the Free State, 23 in Gauteng, 27 in KwaZulu-Natal, 10 in Limpopo, five in Mpumalanga and 107 in the Western Cape.
There has been an increase in infections in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal with more than 150,000 active cases across the country.
The total number of recoveries stood at 830,251.
# COVID-19 Statistics in SA as of December 25.
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Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 25, 2020
To date, the total number of confirmed # COVID-19 cases is 983 359, the total number of deaths is 26 276 and the total number of recoveries is 830 251. pic.twitter.com/baCRtZa8Rj
Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 25, 2020
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