CAPE TOWN- South Africa has recorded 94 more Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the national death toll to 1 831, while the cumulative number of cases is 87 715, an increase of 3 825.
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said: "Regrettably, we report a further 94 Covid-19 deaths -27 from Gauteng, 7 from KwaZulu-Natal and 60 from the Western Cape."
Mkhize said the mortality rate is 2,1 percent.
Recoveries to date are 47 825 which translates to a recovery rate of 54,5 percent.
The cumulative number of confirmed #COVID19 cases in South Africa is 87,715. pic.twitter.com/3DfNGmTdhK
— Department of Health: COVID-19 (@COVID_19_ZA) June 19, 2020
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