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South Africa surpasses 18,000 death toll from COVID-19
According to the Department of Health, 1,178 new infections were diagnosed during the last 24-hour cycle.
FILE: A team from a private ambulance service in Port Elizabeth wears personal protective equipment on July 11, 2020, before checking on a patient affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at her home. Image: AFP.
JOHANNESBURG – The Health Department recorded 165 more deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the death toll in the country to 18,028.
According to the department, 1,178 new infections were diagnosed during the last 24-hour cycle, bringing the number of known cases in the country since the start of the outbreak to 694,537.
The recovery rate remains at 90% with 625,574 people who have recovered so far.
To date, the total number of confirmed # COVID-19 cases is 694,537, the total number of deaths is 18,028, and the total number of recoveries is 625,574. pic.twitter.com/oHm9K9CzFS
– Dr. Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 13, 2020
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