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As of Saturday, October 10, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 690,896, with 2,364 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed.
126 more Covid-19-related deaths were reported: 39 in the Eastern Cape, 35 in the Free State, 10 in KwaZulu-Natal, 30 in Gauteng, 4 in Mpumalanga, and 8 in the Western Cape.
Therefore, the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 amounts to 17,673.
“Of the 126 deaths reported today, 11 occurred in the last 24 hours: 2 in the Free State, 1 in Gauteng, 4 in KwaZulu Natal and 4 in Mpumalanga.
“The provinces continue to refine their processes for identifying deaths related to Covid-19 as described in the October 8, 2020 statement.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and thank the health workers who treated the deceased patients,” added the minister.
Recoveries now stand at 622,153 which translates into a 90% recovery rate.
4,388,171 tests have been performed with 28,066 new tests confirmed since the last report.
Source: Department of Health
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
Almost 37 million cases
The new coronavirus has killed at least 1,069,029 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a count from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday.
At least 36,934,770 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 25,530,500 are now considered recovered.
The United States is the most affected country with 213,795 deaths of 7,665,150 cases, followed by Brazil with 149,639 deaths of 5,055,888 cases, India with 107,416 deaths of 6,979,423 cases, Mexico with 83,507 deaths of 809,751 cases and the United Kingdom with 42,679 deaths of 575,679 cases.
Increase in Czech cases
The Czech Republic faces the prospect of a lockdown as the growth of Covid-19 cases reaches a fourth consecutive daily record.
The Health Ministry says the country of 10.7 million people had 8,618 new cases on Friday, beating Thursday’s record of 5,394 and bringing the total count to 109,374 cases with 905 deaths.
Germany and Poland squeeze the curbs
Germany and Poland impose new restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.
Bars and restaurants will now close at 11pm in Berlin until October 31 under a partial curfew, a measure already imposed an hour earlier in the financial capital of Frankfurt.
The measures in the German capital – with more than 400 new cases a day – would also affect all businesses except pharmacies and gas stations, which would be prohibited from selling alcohol.
In neighboring Poland, people will have to wear face masks in all public spaces after coronavirus cases hit a new daily record of 4,280.
Trump returns to the fore
US President Donald Trump will address supporters in Florida Monday at his first rally since testing positive for Covid-19.
He will also give a public address at the White House on Saturday on his favorite “law and order” topic, giving him the opportunity to dispel lingering doubts about his health.
More French cities on alert
Four more French cities in the north and east, Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne and Lille, are on high alert, such as the capital Paris, Aix-Marseille and the overseas territory of Guadeloupe.
In these places, bars are closed and restaurants must take additional security measures including a minimum distance between tables and recording customer addresses to alert them if another diner ends up testing positive.
There are also limits for public gatherings.
North Korea says no virus cases
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over a giant military parade in Pyongyang.
State broadcaster KCTV shows company after company of armed soldiers marching through Kim Il Sung Square in an evening display, with Kim smiling and joking with his generals.
Kim says that “not a single person” in the North had contracted the coronavirus.
Iran imposes fines for infractions
Iran will impose fines for non-compliance with sanitary regulations in the capital, Tehran, announces President Hassan Rouhani.
Iran has previously refrained from using fines to enforce the use of masks in public health and other protocols, but now they will be imposed.
The police, Basij paramilitaries and health inspectors will have the power to impose fines, ranging from 500,000 riyals ($ 1.60) for not wearing a mask to a maximum of 10 million ($ 32.80) for companies that do not respect health protocols.
Positive from the EU Commissioner
EU Commissioner for Research and Innovation Mariya Gabriel tests positive for Covid-19, the first senior Brussels official known to have contracted the coronavirus.
Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen briefly isolated herself Monday after close contact with a positive case, but both of her tests came back negative.
UK cyclist has Covid
British cyclist Simon Yates withdraws from the three-week Giro d’Italia cycle race after testing positive for Covid-19.
He becomes the first driver to test positive on a Grand Tour, although four cases were found among team members, none of them competitors, during the Tour de France.
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