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JOHANNESBURG – South Africa registered more than 14,000 new COVID-19 infections for the second day in a row.
The Health Department says 14,305 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours.
The total number of infections has risen to 968,563.
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326 new coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in the country.
Deaths have been reported in the Eastern Cape (109), Free State (4), Gauteng (22), Kwa-Zulu Natal (81), and the Western Cape (110).
This brings the total number of deaths to 25,983.
# COVID-19 Statistics in SA as of December 24.
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– Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) Dec 24, 2020
To date, the total number of confirmed # COVID-19 cases is 968,563, the total number of deaths is 25,983, and the total number of recoveries is 822,978. pic.twitter.com/H0tSq2EdPw
– Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) Dec 24, 2020
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