As of Monday, 22 March 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,538,451 with 599 new cases identified, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed.
85 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 1 from Eastern Cape, 2 from Free State, 5 from Gauteng, 70 from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), 0 from Limpopo, 0 from Mpumalanga, 0 from North West, 0 from Northern Cape and 7 from Western Cape.
This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 52,196.
Recoveries now stand at 1,463,953 representing a recovery rate of 95%.Â
A total of 9,649,219 tests have been completed with 13,932 new tests conducted since the last report.
Meanwhile, the total number of vaccines that have been administered stands at 168,413.
The Citizen
