South Africa's COVID-19 recovery rate up to 88%
Updated | By Newswatch
The latest coronavirus statistics in South Africa reveal some good news, showing that the country's recovery rate has increased to 88%.
It represents the more than 554 000 people who have recovered from COVID-19.
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The sad news is that 174 people have died in the last 24 hours - which means South Africa's registered 14 563 deaths, so far.
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The number of positive cases has increased by 2 420 to 633 015.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the number of confirmed infections has climbed to 114 034, while 2 203 people have lost their lives in the province and 100 766 have recovered.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 633 015, the total number of deaths is 14 563 and the total number of recoveries is 554 887. pic.twitter.com/L1r10qTiPo
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) September 3, 2020
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