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JOHANNESBURG
South Africa recorded 101 new COVID-19-related deaths on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 14,779, the Health Minister announced.
Zweli Mkhize said the country also recorded 1,806 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 636,884.
The Health Minister also said that the country is experiencing a high rate of recovery. “Our recoveries are at 561,204, which translates to a recovery rate of 88%,” Mkhize said.
About 3.7 million people have been tested for the virus, including nearly 19,000 tests conducted last day, since it was first detected in South Africa in March, Mkhize said.
Despite registering more than 1,800 new cases, experts say that South Africa’s COVID-19 cases are declining.
South Africa, which was the fifth most affected country globally, has now moved to seventh place after Peru and Colombia overtook it.
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