Health officials are warning of a second wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Last week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said he was concerned about a nine percent increase in novel coronavirus cases over a seven-day period countrywide.
The health department reported 891 new COVID-19 cases in South Africa in the last 24 hours.
This brings the total number of cases to 716,759. There have been 40 additional COVID-19 deaths recorded, 10 of these occurred in the past 48 hours.
South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 19,008. Recoveries currently stand at 646,721, which translates to a 90% recovery rate.
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As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 716 759, the total number of deaths is 19 008 and the total number of recoveries is 646 721. pic.twitter.com/zi9CHcGbfY
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Source: eNCA
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