1 913 new COVID-19 cases in SA, 145 deaths recorded

1 913 new COVID-19 cases in SA, 145 deaths recorded

One hundred and forty-five more people have died in South Africa after they'd contracted Covid-19 - bringing the country's death toll to 17 248.

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The Health Ministry says 42 of those fatalities were recorded in KwaZulu Natal.  


It says the country's registered more than 1 900 new infections in the last 24 hours.  


We've identified over 685 000 positive cases to date. 


More than 618 000 people have beat the virus - which means our recovery rate remains 90%. 


KZN has 5 792 active cases - a little more than yesterday's 5 707. 

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