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South Africa has recorded 139 more Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 17,547, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
In a statement late Friday, Mkhize said there were 23 deaths in the Eastern Cape, 3 in the Free State, 65 in KwaZulu-Natal, 28 in Gauteng, 4 in Limpopo, 7 in the Northwest, 4 in the North Cape. and 5 in the Western Cape.
The total number of Covid-19 cases stood at 688,532 on Friday, with 1,641 new cases identified since the last report “on Thursday, Mkhize said.
The number of tests performed stood at 4,360,105, with 20,419 new tests performed since the last report.
South Africa has had 620,081 recoveries, which translates into a 90% recovery rate.
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