South Africa reports 305 new COVID-19 related deaths

Three-hundred and five new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours.

This brings the countrywide death toll to 9,909. Gauteng had the highest number of deaths, with a 136 reported.

Seventy-six people died in KZN, 57 in the Eastern Cape, 29 in the Western Cape and 7 in the Northern Cape.

Close to 7,300 new cases have been confirmed. The majority of new cases are still from KZN and Gauteng.

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The recovery rate is now at 72 percent, meaning that seven out of every ten people who tested positive have now recovered.

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Source: eNCA



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