COVID-19 recovery rate increases to 85%
South Africa’s confirmed a total of 615 701 coronavirus cases after 2 684 new infections.
In the last 24 hours, 194 people diagnosed with the disease lost their lives, taking the death toll to 13 502.
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57 fatalities were recorded in KZN. Overall, the province has had 2 054 deaths.
26 August 2020 #COVID19 statistics in South Africa #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/SPsNdrbfqq
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) August 26, 2020
More than 93 000 people have recovered. The number of confirmed cases has gone up to 111 096.
Total number of confirmed cases in SA is 615 701. Number of tests done is 3 598 973 with 20 137 new tests done. We report 194 more COVID-19 related deaths Number of #COVID19 deaths is 13 502.Our recoveries now stand at 525 242, which translates to a recovery rate of 85% pic.twitter.com/46LQbECDge
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) August 26, 2020
Nationally, our COVID-19 recovery rate’s increased to 85% - 525 242 people have recovered.
