SA’s Covid-19 death toll rises over 47-thousand mark
Statistics released
by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize shows that South
Africa has recorded an increase of 276 new Covid-19
related deaths.
This brings the total number of deaths in the country to 47 145.
Gauteng has recorded the biggest increase with 126 new deaths, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 34, the Eastern Cape with 33 and the Western Cape with 31 related fatalities.
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The province of Mpumalanga has recorded 21 new deaths, while the Free State recorded 20, the Northern Cape 8 and Limpopo 3.
KZN has the highest number of active cases at over 20 000.
The number of recoveries has also increased to 1 367 247, with a recovery rate of 92.7%.
10 February 2021 #COVID19 statistics in South Africa #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/34wMZyaEXA
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) February 10, 2021
