COVID-19 deaths continue to decline in SA

COVID-19 deaths continue to decline in SA

There has been another significant drop in the number of Covid-19 related deaths reported in South Africa.

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Fatalities linked to coronavirus have shown a steady decline since the peak of the second wave in December 2020.

Statistics released by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday evening, show that a further 37 people have succumbed to the deadly virus. 

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“16 people in the Free State, nine in Gauteng, four in the Western Cape and eight in the Eastern Cape,” reads the report.

This brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 deaths to 53 032.

The country’s recovery rate remains firm at 95%. 

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