As at Monday, the Department of Health recorded 926 new infections, which takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 682,215
A laboratory technician processes samples for testing the COVID-19, novel coronavirus, at the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), which is conducting nation-wide mass testing with around 2000 to 5000 tests per day being analysed, in Kigali on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP)
Forty more people have succumbed to the coronavirus in South Africa, which brings the total number of fatalities to 17,016.
As at Monday, the Department of Health recorded 926 new infections, which takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 682,215.
The recovery rate is still standing at 90% which translates that about 615,684 people have recovered so far.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 682 215, the total number of deaths is 17 016 and the total number of recoveries is 615 684. pic.twitter.com/eM5HQ1FnRg
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) October 5, 2020
