The department of health says a total of 17 421 new Covid-19 cases has been recorded in the country, in the latest 24-hour monitoring period. Another 339 deaths have also been reported, taking the death toll to 33,163. So far, more than 966 000 people have recovered which is a rate is 78,4%. Most of the new deaths were in the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, and KwaZuluNatal. KwaZulu-Natal currently has the most active cases, followed by the Western Cape and Gauteng.

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Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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