In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has recorded a total number of known COVID-19 cases at 679,716 and a total number of fatalities at 16,938
Members of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) work on specimens in a COVID-19 laboratory testing centre on April 25, 2020, at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
On Saturday, the Department of Health recorded 1,883 new COVID-19 cases in the country with 29 more fatalities.
In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has recorded a total number of known COVID-19 cases at 679,716 and a total number of fatalities at 16,938.
“Regrettably, we report 29 more COVID-19 deaths: one from Eastern Cape, 11 from KwaZulu-Natal, two from Gauteng, seven from Western Cape, and eight from the Free State. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16,938,” said Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize in a statement.
The recovery rate now stands at 90%, which means about 612,763 people have recovered so far.
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