The health ministry reported on Monday that 2,541 new infections had been detected over the past 24-hour cycle
In South Africa, another 143 people have died after contracting the coronavirus, this brought the national death toll to 11,982.
The health ministry reported on Monday that 2,541 new infections had been detected over the past 24-hour cycle.
The new infections increased the number of known cases in the country to almost 590,000 cases.
As of 18 August 2020, the recovery was at 80% with over 477,000 people having recovered so far.
