On Friday, the Health Ministry recorded 1,846 cases, which brings the total number of infected people to 533,935
A man is tested for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Vrededorp, Johannesburg, on June 5, 2020. – South Africa said on June 4, 2020, it had recorded 3,267 novel coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the biggest jump since the pandemic hit the country. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
Over the past 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities recorded daily in South Africa has decreased.
On Friday, the Health Ministry recorded 1,846 cases, which brings the total number of infected people to 533,935.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 620 132, the total number of deaths is 13 743 and the total number of recoveries is 533 935. pic.twitter.com/PLhkvi61SG
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) August 28, 2020
Currently, the death toll hits 13,743. This was recorded after 155 people died from contracting the virus.
However, the recovery rate keeps on rising and currently stands on 86%. This means that more than 533,000 people have now recovered from the virus.
As it stands now, South Africa has dropped below global ranking of coronavirus infections and now sits on the sixth position.
