South Africa has recorded 1 987 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of cases to date to 754 256.
The country has also recorded 119 new COVID-19 related fatalities on Tuesday.
In a statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says most of the new deaths were recorded in Gauteng.
“Regrettably, we report 119 more COVID-19 related deaths: 36 from Eastern Cape, 22 from the Free State, 42 from Gauteng, 7 from KwaZulu-Natal, 1 from Mpumalanga and 11 from the Western Cape,” says Dr Mkhize.
This brings the total number of deaths to 20 433.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 5 160 877.
Recoveries now stand at 696 820 which translates to a recovery rate of 92.4%.
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As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 754 256, the total number of deaths is 20 433 and the total number of recoveries is 696 820. pic.twitter.com/XStJKD5T9w
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) November 17, 2020
