The health ministry on Thursday placed the SA's coronavirus death toll at 1,737, adding that 63 more deaths had been reported in the last 24 hours.
The remaining six were from the Eastern Cape province.
“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased,” said health minister Zweli Mkhize in a statement. “The mortality rate is 2.1%. The number of recoveries is 44,920, which translates to a recovery rate of 53.5%.” The department put the total number of coronavirus infections at 83,890. This was 3,478 more than on Wednesday.The provincial breakdown is as follows:
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