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SA’s COVID-19 death toll exceeds 12k mark, recovery rate reaches 82%

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The health ministry said 2,258 new infections were detected over the past 24-hour cycle, which brought the number of known cases since the start of the outbreak to over 592,000

South Africa has recorded 282 more COVID-19 related deaths, pushing the death toll to 12,264.


The health ministry said 2,258 new infections were detected over the past 24-hour cycle, which brought the number of known cases since the start of the outbreak to over 592,000.

On a positive note, the recovery rate has gotten to 82%, with over 485,000 people having recovered so far.

REMEMBERING VETERAN JOURNALIST – S’BUSISO MSELEKU

The South African Football Association (Safa) said on Tuesday that it was not happy with the passing on of veteran sports journalist – S’busiso Mseleku.

The legend passed away on Monday, after he succumbed to COVID-19 at the age of 59.

Safa president – Danny Jordan paid tribute to Mseleku, saying that he was a giant in every night and that South Africa was poorer without him.

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