South Africa's coronavirus death toll tops 19 000
South Africa's COVID-19 related fatalities have breached the 19 000 mark.
Forty more people, in the country, have lost their lives after they were diagnosed with the virus, bringing the national death toll to 19 008.
The Health Ministry says 891 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours.
KwaZulu-Natal currently has more than 6 600 active cases of coronavirus.
To date, more than 716 000 people have tested positive - over 646 000 of them have recovered.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 716 759, the total number of deaths is 19 008 and the total number of recoveries is 646 721. pic.twitter.com/zi9CHcGbfY
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 26, 2020
