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856 new #Covid19 cases reported in SA

───   11:00 Wed, 03 Mar 2021

856 new #Covid19 cases reported in SA | News Article
PHOTO: Adam Niescioruk/Unsplash

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 1 514 815 with 856 new cases reported on Tuesday.

In a statement, the Department of Health also confirmed a further 194 COVID-19 related deaths.

“Eastern Cape 8, Free State 29, Gauteng 43, KwaZulu-Natal 80, Limpopo 15, Mpumalanga none, North West none, Northern Cape 7 and Western Cape 12.”

This brings the total related deaths to 50 271.  The recoveries now stand at 1 433 320, representing a recovery rate of 94,6%.

So far, the number of healthcare workers that have been vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol is 76 037.


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