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By Sihle Mlambo 
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 61 more Covid-19-related deaths and 2,019 new infections on Friday night, adding that nine out of 10 people infected with the virus are recovering.
Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 61 more Covid-19-related deaths and 2,019 new infections on Friday night, bringing the death toll in South Africa to more than 18,000.
This brings South Africa’s Covid-19 death toll to 18,370 and infections to more than 700,203.
The number of recoveries in the country is 629,260, which represents that nine out of 10 people infected with the virus are recovering.
South Africa has the eleventh highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world, and the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Mexico and France have the most cases in the world. The United States has more than 8 million cases, the highest number in the world.
In South Africa, new infections are slowing down in the country, but Mkhize again warned of the dangers of a second wave on Monday, urging people to continue social distancing and wearing masks.
He said Monday that the second wave would come if people were complacent and didn’t wear masks and practiced social distancing.
The Health Department said it had now screened more than 4.4 million people in the public and private sectors, with nearly 24,000 tests performed in the last 24 hours.
The death toll from coronavirus in South Africa now stands at 18,370.
Gauteng province has the highest number of deaths, with 4601, followed by Western Cape, with 4280, Eastern Cape with 3411 and KZN, with 3122, have the most deaths in the country.
Of the last 61 deaths, Mkhize said the majority of those killed came from the Free State.
Deaths by province:
Free status: 21, including 2 people in the last 48 hours
Eastern Cape – 14
KZN – 11
North Cape – 11
Gauteng: 4, including 3 people in the last 48 hours
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients,” Mkhize said.
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