Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced there had been 85 more Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the last 24 hours and the confirmed death toll now stands at 15 857.
According to the statement by Mkhize on Friday evening, Gauteng recorded 62 new deaths, nine in KwaZulu-Natal, seven in the Western Cape, five in the Eastern Cape and two people died in the Northern Cape.
Deaths by province:
Western Cape: 4 107
Gauteng: 4 022
Eastern Cape: 3 063
KwaZulu-Natal: 2 478
Free State: 838
Mpumalanga: 496
North West: 325
Limpopo: 344
Northern Cape: 184
Total confirmed cases
To date, a total of 657 627 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, with 2 055 new cases identified in the last 24 hours.
Gauteng remains the most affected province, with 33% of all confirmed cases of the virus, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, where the first confirmed case was identified, with 17.8%, and the Western Cape with 16.6% of the total cases.
Total confirmed cases by province:
Gauteng: 216 790
KwaZulu-Natal: 117 360
Western Cape: 109 157
Eastern Cape: 87 894
Free State: 43 375
North West: 27 856
Mpumalanga: 26 262
Limpopo: 14 557
Northern Cape: 14 376
Active cases
The total number of recoveries, as of 18 September, stood at 586 844, which translated to a recovery rate of 89.2%.
To date, the country still has a total of 54 926 confirmed active cases.
Confirmed active cases:
Gauteng: 20 321
Free State: 13 603
KwaZulu-Natal: 7 105
North West: 4 149
Northern Cape: 3 552
Western Cape: 3 400
Eastern Cape: 1 202
Mpumalanga: 953
Limpopo: 641
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