Image: Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize checks out the Covid -19 field hospital at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on June 01, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that his go to belonged to a nationwide tour to evaluate the state of preparedness of Provinces to manage the anticipated increase in Covid-19 infections. (Photo by Gallo Images/ Jeffrey Abrahams)
On Thursday 20 August, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that COVID-19 cases in South Africa have increased by 3 880 in the last 24- hours, meaning that a total of 599 940 cases have actually now been accumulatively reported considering that March2020
In the last 24- hours alone, an additional 195 people have passed away from the virus, suggesting that an overall of 12 618 individuals have passed away because the very first death in March2020
The Health Minister also reported that 497 169 people have successfully recovered from the infection, meaning that there are now approximately 102 771 people actively struggling with COVID-19 in South Africa on Thursday.
A total of 3 480 293 tests have been performed because March, with 24 612 completed in the last 24- hours alone.
” We convey our condolences to the enjoyed ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the departed,” said Mkhize.
Provincial COVID-19 case breakdown
The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been tape-recorded in each province since Thursday 20 August:
- Eastern Cape– 84 586 cases
- Free State– 33 665 cases;
- Gauteng– 202 955 cases;
- KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)– 108 080 cases;
- Limpopo– 12 086 cases;
- Mpumalanga– 22 459 cases;
- North West– 23 868 cases;
- Northern Cape– 8 575 cases;
- Western Cape– 103 616 cases; and
- Unallocated– 50 cases.
Buthelezi recovers aged 91
There was some good news on Thursday afternoon, as it was announced that Founder of the Inkatha Flexibility Party (IFP), Mangosuthu Buthelezi, is among those who have effectively recovered from he infection, at the childhood of 91 no less.
Even better, Buthelezi is set to celebrate his 92 nd birthday in a week’s time.
” He has today got an unfavorable test result verifying that he is no longer infected. Indeed his complete medical tests have offered us with total assurance that he is in health,” a declaration from his family read.
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