3 707 new Covid-19 cases and 144 more deaths for SA

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COVID19inSA: As of Saturday, South Africa has 607 045 confirmed Covid-19 cases with a cumulative death toll of 12 987. CoronavirusPandemic

Cape Town - South Africa has recorded 3 707 new Covid-19 cases and 144 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the national Department of Health said on Saturday.

This takes the total number of cases in the country to 607 045 with a cumulative death toll of 12 987. Over the past two weeks the number of new cases reported has begun to decline, but Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has repeatedly cautioned that South Africans should not become lax in observing the safety protocols to minimize transmission of the virus.

Among the latest fatalities 46 were from Mpumalanga, 37 from Gauteng, 31 from KwaZulu-Natal, 25 from the Eastern Cape and 5 from the Western Cape.To date, 3 535 067 tests have been conducted with 30 560 new tests conducted in the past 24 hours.The total number of patients who have recovered from the disease stands at 504 127. The current recovery rate is 83%.

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