SA Covid-19 recovery rate creeps above 60%
The country’s Covid-19 recovery rate is showing a gradual improvement with an increase to above 60%.
According to the latest Covid-19 statistics released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday evening, the recovery rate has improved to 62.5 %.
Out of the almost 460 000 people who have tested positive with coronavirus at least 287 000 have recovered.
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Currently, 2.8 million tests have thus far been conducted with 28 000 tests recorded in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday night.
Gauteng continues to remain the Covid-19 epicentre, accounting for close to 36% of the total infections.
It is followed by the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 459 761, the total number of deaths is 7 257 and the total number of recoveries is 287 313. pic.twitter.com/tG3bgDsMu2
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) July 28, 2020