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By IOL Reporter 
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Cape Town – After recording more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases from Wednesday to Saturday, the number of new infections continues to decline in South Africa.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Tuesday the 13th, 105 new cases have been identified since the last report. A total of 15,046 new cases were reported yesterday and 17,421 new cases on Sunday, after a peak of 21,862 on Friday.
The cumulative total of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1,259,748. A total of 7,287,060 tests have been completed, with 50,671 tests performed since the last report.
After 416 deaths were reported Monday, another 755 people died due to Covid-19-related causes: Eastern Cape 134, Free State 26, Gauteng 225, KwaZulu-Natal 218, Limpopo 11, Mpumalanga 11, Northern Cape 2 and Western. Cabo 128. This brings the total number of deaths to 34 334.
The number of recoveries now stands at 1,019,123, which represents a recovery rate of 81%.
Meanwhile, around 100,000 healthcare workers in the Western Cape will be vaccinated against Covid-19 as provincial authorities prepare for the massive vaccination program.
The province’s chief of health, Dr. Keith Cloete, said Tuesday that health workers in the public and private sectors, including students, community health workers, and people who work in health centers and the military, will be prioritized. in the first phase.
The second phase will also target essential workers, including police, teachers, municipal workers, and other vulnerable people, including those living in crowded communities and the elderly.
Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura said on Tuesday that the number of people in the province who died due to complications from Covid-19 soared between the last week of December and the first week of January.
He said he was particularly concerned about the death rate.
“Our overall death rate is less than 2%, 1.8% in Gauteng. When we do a weekly comparison, we see that the number of people succumbing to Covid-19 is increasing significantly.
” In the last week of December it increased 123% (compared to the previous week). In the following week, before the beginning of January, it increased by 155%. As we speak, it has increased by 10%, ”he said.
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