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MEC Bandile Masuku and Minister Zweli Mkhize visited Nasrec as part of monitoring preparedness as COVID-19 cases rise in Gauteng and to support staff working during the pandemic, on July 20, 2020. Image : Nigel Sibanda
Mkhize has warned against complacency now that South Africa has moved to Covid-19 alert level 1.
As of Monday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa stands at 661,936, with 725 new cases identified in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced.
The country has also recorded 39 more deaths from Covid-19: 9 in the Eastern Cape, 1 in KwaZulu-Natal. 9 from Gauteng, 16 from the Northwest and 4 from the Western Cape. This brings the total number of deaths from Covid-19 to 15,992.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients,” Mkhize said.
Source: Department of Health
Mkhize cautioned against complacency now that South Africa has moved to the Covid-19 Alert Level 1, saying that containment measures remained in place as the pandemic could resurface.
“We are not out of the woods. The most important thing is that we still have about 10,000 patients, people who are positive a week and we also know that there are more than 10,000 because the numbers are much higher, “said the minister on Monday.
The World Health Organization has praised SA for the decline in the number of new Covid-19 cases, with fewer than 2,000 cases per day compared to two months ago, when around 12,000 new cases were recorded daily.
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(Additional reports, Sipho Mabena)
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