As of Monday, 01 February 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,458,948 with 2,649 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed.
547 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 68 from Eastern Cape, 30 from Free State, 91 from Gauteng, 143 from Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), 134 from Limpopo, 9 from Mpumalanga, 3 from Northern Cape and 69 from Western Cape.
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This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 44,946.
Mkhize noted that the deaths confirmed in Limpopo were captured from retrospective audits between 6 September 2020 and 29 January 2021.
Recoveries now stand at 1,318,504 representing a recovery rate of 90%.