CAPE TOWN- South Africa has registered 111 Covid-19 related deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 2 102 while 106 108 infections have been recorded, an increase of 4 518 infections.
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said as of June 23, 4 000 people were in hospital for Covid-19. He said the infected people were receiving different levels of treatment.
Of the latest fatalities, 78 are from the Western Cape, 28 from the Eastern Cape, 4 from KwaZulu-Natal, and 1 from Mpumalanga. The mortality rate is at 2 percent.
The total number of recoveries is 55 045, which translates to a recovery rate of 51.9 percent.
Number of confirmed #COVID19 cases in South Africa is 106 108.1 382 772 tests have been completed. We report a further 111 COVID-19 related deaths- 1-MP, 4-KZN, 28-EC,78 from WC. Total number of deaths is 2102.The number of recoveries is 55 045 pic.twitter.com/wCh6THb0Uo
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) June 23, 2020
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