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By IOL Reporter 
9h ago
Cape Town – A total of 2,514 new Covid-19-related cases have been identified in South Africa (2,888 yesterday) since the last report, and the cumulative number of cases has risen to 759,658.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said Thursday that 115 more Covid-19-related deaths were reported (123 yesterday): 43 in the Eastern Cape; 23 in the Free State; 23 in Gauteng; 9 in KwaZulu-Natal; 2 in Mpumalanga 2; and 15 in the Western Cape.
This brings the total number of deaths to 20,671. Of the 115 deaths, 24 reportedly occurred in the last 24 hours: 10 in the Eastern Cape; 1 in Gauteng; 4 in KwaZulu-Natal; and 9 in the Western Cape.
The number of recoveries now stands at 702,544, which translates into a recovery rate of 92.6%. The cumulative number of tests carried out to date is 5,214,036, with 24,456 new tests carried out since the last report.
Western Cape health officials are concerned about a spike in Covid-19 cases in the province as Garden Route increased the infection rate this week.
The head of the health department, Dr. Keith Cloete, said the latest data also showed an increase in cases in all districts of Cape Town.
During a news conference Thursday, Garden Route health group leader Dr. Terence Marshall said George and Knysna led the rise in infections and had 1,102 active cases between them.
More than 55.93 million people are reported to be infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 1,343,584 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
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