Covid-19 related deaths spike in North West
The number of deaths due to Covid-19 has passed the 54 000 mark in South Africa.
The Health Department confirmed 71 more fatalities in the last 24 hours.
Now, after reporting zero deaths for the past two days, the North West confirmed 40 fatalities in the province.
In KZN the number of active cases stands at just over 5000.
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The number of tests conducted to date is 10 481 576. Of these 33 903 tests were completed since the Department's last report.
The country'ss cumulative recoveries stand at 1 499 110, representing a recovery rate of 95%.
23 April 2021 #COVID19 statistics in South Africa #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/iUQ1mfyh8o
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) April 23, 2021
