South Africa has recorded 14 305 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of cases to date to 968 563.
The country has also recorded 326 new COVID-19 related fatalities on Thursday.
In a statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says most of the new deaths were recorded in the Western Cape.
“Regrettably, we report 326 more COVID-19 related deaths: 109 from Eastern Cape, 4 from the Free State, 22 from Gauteng, 81 from KwaZulu-Natal and 110 from the Western Cape,” says Dr Mkhize.
This brings the total number of deaths to 25 983.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 6 325 784.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 968 563, the total number of deaths is 25 983 and the total number of recoveries is 822 978. pic.twitter.com/H0tSq2EdPw
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 24, 2020
Statement: No evidence that the 501.V2 variant is more dangerous than the UK variant. https://t.co/DUMxaq9nsE
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 24, 2020
