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1,462 new cases have been registered in the same 24 hours, bringing the number of infections to more than 1,535,000 cases.
A hospital worker and a COVID-19 patient in the resuscitation room of the COVID-19 room at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35 km from the center of Cape Town, on December 29, 2020. Image: AFP.
JOHANNESBURG – There has been a sharp increase in daily COVID-19 related deaths in South Africa with 311 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll to 52,035.
1,462 new cases have been registered in the same 24 hours, bringing the number of infections to more than 1,535,000 cases.
The recovery rate was 95%, which means that at least 1,461,000 people have recovered from the virus here at home since its outbreak.
At the same time, Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura on Friday pleaded with travelers, religious leaders and residents to limit gatherings before the Easter holidays.
Speaking during an update from the Gauteng provincial command council, the prime minister said he was particularly concerned about public gatherings as the province prepared for the long weekend and Easter holidays.
Gauteng, which is the epicenter of the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 infections, has had more than 400,000 COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began.
To date, the total number of confirmed # COVID-19 cases is 1,535,423, the total number of deaths is 52,035, the total number of recoveries is 1,461,196 and the total number of vaccines administered is 182,983. pic.twitter.com/BTv8jYz605
Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) March 19, 2021
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Meanwhile, the Western Cape health department said its health platform was stabilizing as it saw a steady decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
There are currently 950 people hospitalized with the virus.
The department said COVID-19 hospitalizations had continued to decline, yet there has been an increase in trauma cases.
Cape Town hospitals have an average occupancy rate of 86%, George 62% and Paarl 71%.
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