Covid-19 recovery rate increases to 90%
The Covid-19 recovery rate in South Africa has etched up to 90%.
Statistics released by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Sunday evening, show that more people are recovering from the deadly virus.
A further 1 268 new cases of the virus have been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 670 766.
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The number of recorded deaths continues to increase, with 22 Covid-19 related fatalities confirmed.
The Eastern Cape has recorded 7 deaths, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West have each recorded five deaths, the Western Cape has recorded three, while Gauteng has two fatalities.
This brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 related deaths to 16 398.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 27 September.
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