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1 712 new cases brings SA’s Covid-19 total to 730 548

Thus far, 19 585 people have died from the virus.

As of 4 November, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 730 548.

According to the National Institute of Communicable Disease, 1 712 new cases were recorded since their last report.

The country recorded 46 more Covid-19 related deaths:

24 from Eastern Cape
9 from Gauteng
3 from the Free State
5 from Kwa Zulu-Natal
1 from Northern Cape
4 from Western Cape

Thus far, 19 585 people have died from the virus.

With 660 185 recoveries, the country’s recovery rate is at 90%. The NICD says 25 073 tests were conducted since their last report.

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 893 683, of which 2 818 285 were done by the private sector and 2 075 398 were done by the public sector.


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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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