8,166 new cases and 173 more deaths in South Africa



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The health department also confirmed that 173 more people have died after contracting the virus, bringing the death toll to 22,747.

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JOHANNESBURG – There has been another dramatic increase in the number of daily coronavirus infections in South Africa; this time 8,166 new cases were collected during the last 24-hour cycle.

They bring the number of known infections in the country since the start of the outbreak to 836,764.

Gauteng still accounts for the majority of these cases, followed by the Western Cape and then the Eastern Cape.

The health department also confirmed that 173 more people have died after contracting the virus, bringing the death toll to 22,747.

So far, more than 756,000 people have recovered.

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