SA COVID-19 cases drops, recovery rate increases to 87%
Daily confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have dropped to a little over 8 147, from more than 12 2 00 the day before.
This takes the number of infections to 1 412 986.
Also in the latest 24 hour period, 300 more people have died after suffering coronavirus-related complications.
70 of those fatalities were recorded in KwaZulu Natal.
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There are over 48 000 active cases in the province.
Our national death toll's climbed to 40 874.
More than 1 230520 people have beat the virus, taking our recovery rate to 87%.
The cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 1 412 986 with 8 147 new cases identified. Regrettably, we report 300 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total to 40 874 deaths. Our recoveries now stand at 1 230 520, representing a recovery rate of 87% pic.twitter.com/atBoWZPVSw
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 24, 2021
