South Africa registers 63 more COVID-19 fatalities
Updated | By Newswatch
Sixty-three more people in South Africa have lost their lives - due to coronavirus complications - bringing the national death toll to 18 471.
Fifty-four of those deaths were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Health Ministry also says in the last 24 hours, new COVID-19 infections rose by over 1 600.
As a country, we've confirmed more than 703 000 cases.
Over 6 000 of them are still active in KZN.
Meanwhile, more than 634 000 people have beat the virus, boasting a recovery rate of 90%.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 703 793, the total number of deaths is 18 471 and the total number of recoveries is 634 543. pic.twitter.com/Lz2s1HiLlB
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 18, 2020
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