3 916 new COVID-19 cases in SA, another 159 deaths
Updated | By Newswatch
South Africa recorded 3 916 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hours.
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This takes the number of confirmed cases to 596 060.
The death toll’s climbed to 12 423 after another 159 people died - 45 of them were from KwaZulu-Natal.
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There’ve been 491 441 recoveries.
In KZN, 107 271 infections have been confirmed. There have been 1 788 deaths and 82 599 recoveries.
As of today,the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 596 060, the total number deaths is 12 423 and the total number of recoveries is 491 441. pic.twitter.com/uAt8jYnyN3
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) August 19, 2020
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