As of Friday a cumulative total of 983 359 COVID-19 cases have been identified with 14 796 identified since the last report.
JOHANNESBURG - The country continues to record a high number of COVID-19 cases.
A whopping 14,796 cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
The total number now stands at over 980,000.
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Kwa-Zulu Natal has overtaken the Western Cape with the highest number of active cases.
293 people have died of Covid-19 taking the total to over 26000.
The Eastern Cape and Western Cape continue to record the highest death rates.
They recorded 115 and 107 cases, respectively.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 25 December.
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 25, 2020
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As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 983 359, the total number of deaths is 26 276 and the total number of recoveries is 830 251. pic.twitter.com/baCRtZa8Rj
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 25, 2020
