SA rings in New Year with another 16 000 new Covid-19 cases, 400 fatalities
South Africa has recorded 16 726 new Covid-19 cases, according to the latest report by the Department of Health.
This brings the total number of cases to 1 073 887.
The country has also recorded 418 new Covid-related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 28 887.
In its first statement of 2021, the department said most of the new deaths were recorded in the Western Cape.
"Regrettably, 418 more Covid-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 66, Gauteng 66, KwaZulu-Natal 134, Mpumalanga 6, Free State 8 and Western Cape 138."
The recovery rate has dipped slightly and now stands at 82,6%.
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