Covid-19 infections surge beyond 300 000
The cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country have spiked beyond 300 000.
The Department of Health recorded 12 757 cases in the past 24-hour cycle.
According to the daily report released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday, the number of fatalities now sits at 4453.
“Regrettably, we report a further 107 Covid-19 related deaths - 4 from KwaZulu-Natal, 12 from North West, 12 from Eastern Cape, 38 from Western Cape and 41 from Gauteng Province.”
The total number of tests conducted to date is 2 278 127 with 45 389 new tests conducted since the last report.
“The number of recoveries is 160 693 which translates to a recovery rate of 51,7%,” Mkhize said.
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