South Africa’s death toll has surpassed 16,000 after the Department of Health recorded 126 more COVID-19 deaths.
Most of those deaths were in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The department recorded over 1,300 new infections, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 663,282.
COVID-19 recoveries in SA are at 592,904, translating to a recovery rate of 89.4%.
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As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 663 282, the total number of deaths is 16 118 and the total number of recoveries is 592 904. pic.twitter.com/56DVjuJppo
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#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 22 September.
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Source: eNCA
