Limpopo records largest increase in new Covid-19 daily deaths
As the country waits for a possible easing to lockdown level 1, the number of Covid-19 related deaths has further increased by 142.
The latest report by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows that Limpopo has recorded the largest increase in fatalities - with 67 related deahts.
This is followed by 19 related deaths reported in Mpumalanga, 16 in KwaZulu-Natal, 13 in the Western Cape, 12 in Gauteng, 11 in the Northern Cape and 4 deaths in the Eastern Cape.
The national total of coronavirus deaths has increased to 15 641.
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The report further shows that only 772 cases of the Coronavirus have been identified in the past 24 hours - with 11 603 new tests conducted.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 651 522 cases of the Coronavirus have been identified.
A total of 583 126 recoveries have been recorded, with the recovery rate at 89.5%.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 15 September.
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