1,712 new COVID-19 cases recorded in South Africa, 46 more people die



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1,712 new COVID-19 cases recorded in South Africa, 46 more people die

The Health Department said 1,712 new infections had also been detected, bringing the number of known cases here in their homeland to more than 730,000.

FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a shop dedicated to treating potential COVID-19 coronavirus patients at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria on July 10, 2020 Image: AFP

JOHANNESBURG – Forty-six more people have died here in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the national death toll to 19,585.

The Health Department said 1,712 new infections had also been detected, bringing the number of known cases here in their homeland to more than 730,000.

The recovery rate is stable at 90%, with 680,000 people having recovered so far.

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