Since the start of this week, the national Department of Health confirmed 38 covid-19 patients who died from the virus. On Monday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that had 16 died from complications caused by the novel virus, on Tuesday he announced an additional seven died and Wednesday evening he said a further 15 patients had died.

The latest recorded deaths now bring the death toll in the Free State to 731. The 15 deceased confirmed by Mkhize on Wedesday forms part of 121 people who died across the country.

According to the latest statistics by Mkhize, the Free State has 11,743 active cases after 25,999 patients recovered from the virus, with 731 deaths recorded from 38,473 reported cumulative cases.

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