SA surpasses 16 000 COVID-19 related deaths
South Africa's reached another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic.
126 more people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died, taking the national death toll to 16 118.
Of those new fatalities, 54 were recorded in KwaZulu Natal, bringing the total number of deaths in our province to 2 586.
22 September 2020 #COVID19 statistics in South Africa #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/1tmo7TGOPx
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) September 22, 2020
The country's recovery rate has notched up to 89.4% and over 592 904 people aren't infected with COVID-19 anymore.
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Meanwhile more than 1 346 new cases have been recorded in South Africa, over the last 24 hours.
