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By IOL Reporter 
4h ago
Cape Town: The number of new Covid-19 cases identified in the country has fallen below the 4000 mark.
The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases stands at 1,466,767 after 3,751 new cases were reported on Thursday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. Yesterday a total of 4,058 new cases of Covid-19 were registered.
There have been 261 other deaths from Covid-19 (there were 398 on Wednesday): KwaZulu-Natal 56, Gauteng 53, Eastern Cape 44, North West 42, Western Cape 41, Free State 12, Limpopo 11 and Northern Cape 2. This raises the total number of deaths to 45,605.
The number of recoveries has increased to 1,327,186, representing a recovery rate of 90.5%.
The cumulative total of tests performed to date is 8,400,319, with 31,032 new tests recorded since the last report.
The Department of Health is conducting a survey among healthcare workers to assess how they feel about the Covid-19 vaccine.
The department, which has partnered with UNICEF, posted a notice on social media platforms earlier this week, urging healthcare workers to take part in the survey.
“With the upcoming launch of the vaccine program, the survey will help us understand what healthcare workers think and feel about the vaccine. It is an opportunity to address questions and concerns, ”the department said.
The Malatsi family gathered on December 29 in the small town of Tafelkop, near Groblersdal, Limpopo, to pay their last respects at the funeral of 80-year-old Mike Malatsi. The cause of his death is unknown.
Five days after his funeral, another member of the Malatsi family died from Covid-19 at Emalahleni Hospital, Mpumalanga. Since then, the Malatsis have buried five other family members, all of whom died from Covid-19, while at least 10 others tested positive.
Meanwhile, more than a quarter of Indian children between the ages of 10 and 17 may have already contracted Covid-19, according to a government serosurvey released Thursday, higher than the 21.5% of the total population who are found infected.
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